56.4.—(1) Where an order under section 93H of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(1) (order to make material available) or section 55 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994(2) (order to make material available) has been made by the Crown Court, any person affected by it may apply in writing to the court officer for the order to be discharged or varied, and on hearing such an application a circuit judge may discharge the order or make such variations to it as he thinks fit.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where a person proposes to make an application under paragraph (1) for the discharge or variation of an order, he shall give a copy of the application, not later than 48 hours before the making of the application—
(a)to a constable at the police station specified in the order; or
(b)to the office of the appropriate officer who made the application, as specified in the order,
in either case together with a notice indicating the time and place at which the application for discharge or variation is to be made.
(3) A circuit judge may direct that paragraph (2) need not be complied with if he is satisfied that the person making the application has good reason to seek a discharge or variation of the order as soon as possible and it is not practicable to comply with that paragraph.
(4) In this rule:
‘constable’ includes a person commissioned by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
‘police station’ includes a place for the time being occupied by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
[Note. The relevant provision of the 1988 Act was repealed on 24th February 2003, but it continues to have effect in respect of proceedings for offences committed before that date.]
1988 c. 33; section 93H was inserted by section 11 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 (c. 11) and repealed, with savings, by paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 11 and Schedule 12 to, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29).
1994 c. 37; section 55 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 25 of Schedule 11 and Schedule 12 to, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) and by paragraph 364 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).