Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5A Pt. 1 inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(1)(6), Sch. 2 para. 3; S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(bb)
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 5A Pt. 2 inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(1)(6), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(bb)
19(1)The High Court of Justiciary may, on the application of the Lord Advocate, make a disclosure order if satisfied that each of the requirements for the making of the order is fulfilled.
(2)The application must state that a person or property specified in the application is subject to a terrorist financing investigation and the order is sought for the purposes of the investigation.
(3)A disclosure order is an order authorising the Lord Advocate to give to any person the Lord Advocate considers has relevant information notice in writing requiring the person to do any or all of the following with respect to any matter relevant to the terrorist financing investigation concerned—
(a)answer questions, either at a time specified in the notice or at once, at a place so specified;
(b)provide information specified in the notice, by a time and in a manner so specified;
(c)produce documents, or documents of a description, specified in the notice, either at or by a time so specified or at once, and in a manner so specified.
(4)Relevant information is information (whether or not contained in a document) which the Lord Advocate considers to be relevant to the investigation.
(5)A person is not bound to comply with a requirement imposed by a notice given under a disclosure order unless evidence of authority to give the notice is produced.]