General
Section 409: Jurisdiction of sheriff
554.Section 409 gives the sheriff jurisdiction to grant a production order, search warrant, customer information order, or account monitoring order in respect of property which is located anywhere in Scotland, Subsection (2) provides for the execution of any such order throughout Scotland without the necessity of endorsement or backing by the sheriff of the sheriffdom where the property or information is located.
Section 410: Code of practice
555.Section 410 provides a code of practice relating to the operation of the powers set out in Chapter 3 of Part 8 in the same way that section 377 does for Chapter 2. The code will be published in draft for consultation and laid before the Scottish Parliament for approval by resolution of the Parliament (see section 459).
Section 411: Performance of functions of Scottish Ministers by constables in Scotland
556.Schedule 8 of the Act amends the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 to enable constables to undertake temporary service with the Scottish Ministers in connection with their functions under Part 5 (civil recovery) or Part 8 (investigations) of the Act. On secondment, a constable will not bring with him his police powers. There are, however, certain of the functions bestowed by Part 8 on Scottish Ministers that it would not be appropriate for seconded constables to exercise. These are set out in section 411 and concern the making of applications to the court in connection with the various investigatory orders contained in Part 8. Such functions will be carried out by lawyers.
Section 412: Interpretation
557.In Chapter 3, the various sections provide that the appropriate person will apply to the court for the relevant production order, search warrant, customer information order, or account monitoring order. Section 412 defines appropriate person as being a procurator fiscal in relation to confiscation or money laundering investigations and the Scottish Ministers in relation to a civil recovery investigation. Similarly, the various sections provide that the relevant orders will be executed by a proper person. Section 412 defines a proper person as being a constable (which is further defined as including a customs officer) in relation to confiscation or money laundering investigations and the Scottish Ministers or a person named by them, in relation to a civil recovery investigation.