12.—(1) An application for a production order or an order to grant entry may be made ex parte to a High Court judge in chambers.
(2) An application to discharge or vary a production order or an order to grant entry may be made to the High Court by—
(a)the person who applied for the order,
(b)any person affected by the order.
(3) The High Court—
(a)may discharge the order,
(b)may vary the order.
(4) If an NCA officer applies for a production order or an order to grant entry, an application to discharge or vary the order need not be by the same NCA officer.
(5) References to a person who applied for a production order or an order to grant entry must be construed accordingly.
(6) Production orders and orders to grant entry have effect as if they were orders of the High Court.
(7) Paragraphs (2) to (6) do not apply to orders made in England and Wales.