Part 8Investigations
Chapter 2England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Production orders
I1351 Supplementary
1
An application for a production order or an order to grant entry may be made ex parte to a judge in chambers.
2
Rules of court may make provision as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with proceedings relating to production orders and orders to grant entry.
3
An application to discharge or vary a production order or an order to grant entry may be made to the court by—
a
the person who applied for the order;
b
any person affected by the order.
4
The court—
a
may discharge the order;
b
may vary the order.
5
If an accredited financial investigator, F1a F8National Crime Agency officer, a constable or F6an officer of Revenue and CustomsF4or an immigration 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 accredited financial investigator, F8National Crime Agency officer, constable or F7officer of Revenue and CustomsF5or immigration officer.
6
References to a person who applied for a production order or an order to grant entry must be construed accordingly.
7
Production orders and orders to grant entry have effect as if they were orders of the court.