SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendments of Serious Crime Act 2007: Scotland

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1

Section 12 (restrictions for legal professional privilege) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “order” insert “ in England and Wales or Northern Ireland ”.

3

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

A serious crime prevention order in Scotland may not require a person to breach any duty of confidentiality of communications which the person could not be required to breach in proceedings before the appropriate court.

4

In subsection (5), for “subsection (1) does not” substitute “ subsections (1) and (4A) do not ”.