Valid from 19/02/2001
2U.K.An order under paragraph 1 may be made only on the application of—
(a)in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent, or
(b)in Scotland, the procurator fiscal.
Valid from 19/02/2001
3An order under paragraph 1 may be made only by—
(a)in England and Wales, a Circuit judge,
(b)in Scotland, the sheriff, or
(c)in Northern Ireland, a county court judge.
4(1)Crown Court Rules may make provision about the procedure for an application under paragraph 1.
(2)The High Court of Justiciary may, by Act of Adjournal, make provision about the procedure for an application under paragraph 1.