SCHEDULES

C1C2SCHEDULE 8 Detention

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Sch. 8 applied (with modifications) (25.7.2006) by Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11), s. 25(1)(3)(4); S.I. 2006/1936, art. 2

Part III Extension of detention under section 41

Information

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1

The officer who has made an application for a warrant may apply to the judicial authority for an order that specified information upon which he intends to rely be withheld from—

a

the person to whom the application relates, and

b

anyone representing him.

2

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a judicial authority may make an order under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to specified information only if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that if the information were disclosed—

a

evidence of an offence under any of the provisions mentioned in section 40(1)(a) would be interfered with or harmed,

b

the recovery of property obtained as a result of an offence under any of those provisions would be hindered,

c

the recovery of property in respect of which a forfeiture order could be made under section 23 would be hindered,

d

the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person who is suspected of falling within section 40(1)(a) or (b) would be made more difficult as a result of his being alerted,

e

the prevention of an act of terrorism would be made more difficult as a result of a person being alerted,

f

the gathering of information about the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism would be interfered with, or

g

a person would be interfered with or physically injured.

3

A judicial authority may also make an order under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to specified information if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that—

a

the detained person has committed an offence to which Part VI of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1988, Part I of the M2Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995, or the M3Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (confiscation of the proceeds of an offence) applies,

b

the detained person has benefited from the offence within the meaning of that Part or Order, and

c

the recovery of the value of that benefit would be hindered, if the information were disclosed.

4

The judicial authority shall direct that the following be excluded from the hearing of the application under this paragraph—

a

the person to whom the application for a warrant relates, and

b

anyone representing him.