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3(1)A constable may apply to a judge for an order under this paragraph.
(2)The judge may grant the application if satisfied that conditions 1 to 4 are met.
(3)Condition 1 is that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a relevant act has been, or is about to be, committed.
(4)Condition 2 is that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person specified in the application has in their possession, custody or control material which—
(a)is likely to be evidence that a relevant act has been, or is about to be, committed,
(b)consists of or includes confidential material, and
(c)does not include items subject to legal privilege.
(5)Condition 3 is that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the material is likely to be of substantial value, whether by itself or with other material, to an investigation into whether a relevant act has been, or is about to be, committed.
(6)Condition 4 is that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is in the public interest that the material should be produced or access to it should be given having regard to—
(a)the benefit likely to accrue to the investigation if the material is obtained, and
(b)the circumstances under which the person concerned has any of the material in their possession, custody or control.
(7)An order under this paragraph is an order that the person specified in the application must do any of the following—
(a)produce to a constable within a specified period for seizure and retention any material which the person has in their possession, custody or control and to which the application relates;
(b)give a constable access to any material of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) within a specified period;
(c)state to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief the location of the material to which the application relates if it is not in, and will not come into, the person’s possession, custody or control within the period specified under paragraph (a) or (b).
(8)The specified period is to be the period of 7 days beginning with the date of the order, unless it appears to the judge that a different period would be appropriate in the particular circumstances of the application.
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