PART 3ENFORCEMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND OF ENGLISH, WELSH AND SCOTTISH ORDERS AND WARRANTS

English or Welsh disclosure orders17

1

Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply where the Director gives a notice under an English or Welsh disclosure order which requires a person in Northern Ireland to—

a

answer questions in Northern Ireland; or

b

provide information or produce documents in Northern Ireland.

2

Proceedings for an offence under section 359 of the Act may be brought in Northern Ireland.

3

Section 360 of the Act (statements) applies in relation to criminal proceedings brought in Northern Ireland, as well as criminal proceedings brought in England and Wales.

4

Section 361 of the Act (further provisions) applies as if the order were a Northern Ireland disclosure order.

5

Paragraph (6) applies where the Director gives a notice under an English or Welsh disclosure order which requires a person in Northern Ireland to—

a

answer questions in England or Wales; or

b

provide information or produce documents in England or Wales.

6

Proceedings for an offence under section 359 may be brought in Northern Ireland, as well as in England and Wales.