Part 8Investigations
Chapter 2England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Customer information orders
367 Statements
(1)
A statement made by a financial institution in response to a customer information order may not be used in evidence against it in criminal proceedings.
(2)
But subsection (1) does not apply—
(a)
in the case of proceedings under Part 2 or 4,
(b)
on a prosecution for an offence under section 366(1) or (3), or
(c)
on a prosecution for some other offence where, in giving evidence, the financial institution makes a statement inconsistent with the statement mentioned in subsection (1).
(3)
A statement may not be used by virtue of subsection (2)(c) against a financial institution unless—
(a)
evidence relating to it is adduced, or
(b)
a question relating to it is asked,
by or on behalf of the financial institution in the proceedings arising out of the prosecution.