PART 2

Enforcement in England and Wales of Northern Ireland Orders and Scottish Orders

Northern Ireland Disclosure Orders
5
1
Paragraphs (2) to (5) apply where a Northern Ireland appropriate officer gives a notice under a Northern Ireland disclosure order which requires a person in England and Wales to—
a
answer questions in England and Wales; or
b
provide information or produce documents in England and Wales.
2
Paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 5A (disclosure orders) has effect with the modification that for “an appropriate officer” there is substituted “whichever of an English or Welsh appropriate officer, a Northern Ireland appropriate officer or an English or Welsh appropriate officer and Northern Ireland appropriate officer acting together the order specifies”.
3
Proceedings for an offence under paragraph 11 of Schedule 5A (offences) may be brought in England and Wales.
4
Paragraph 12 of Schedule 5A (statements) applies in relation to criminal proceedings brought in England and Wales as well as criminal proceedings brought in Northern Ireland.
5
Paragraph 13 of Schedule 5A (further provisions) applies as if the order were an English or Welsh disclosure order.
6
Paragraph (7) applies where a Northern Ireland appropriate officer gives a notice under a Northern Ireland disclosure order which requires a person in England and Wales to—
a
answer questions in Northern Ireland; or
b
provide information or produce documents in Northern Ireland.
7
Proceedings for an offence under paragraph 11 of Schedule 5A (offences) may be brought in England and Wales as well as in Northern Ireland.