Statutory Instruments of the Scottish Parliament

Procedure in matters arising out of the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
     2. After Chapter 42 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996[3], there is inserted - 

" CHAPTER 43
TERRORISM ACT 2000 AND ANTI-TERRORISM, CRIME AND SECURITY ACT 2001
Interpretation
     43.1.  - (1) In this Chapter - 


"the Act of 2000" means the Terrorism Act 2000[4]; and
"the Act of 2001" means the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001[5].

Applications under the Act of 2000 or 2001
     43.2.  - (1) An application under any of the following provisions shall be made by petition: - 



(a) paragraph 22(1) (production of material for the purposes of a terrorist investigation) of Schedule 5 to the Act of 2000;

(b) paragraph 30(1) (explanation of material seized or produced shall for the purposes of a terrorist investigation) of Schedule 5 to the Act of 2000;

(c) paragraph 2(b) (procedure for order requiring financial information) of Schedule 6 to the Act of 2000;

(d) paragraph 2(1) (account monitoring order) of Schedule 6A(a) to the Act of 2000;

(e) paragraph 4(1) (discharge or variation of account monitoring order) of Schedule 6A to the Act of 2000;

(f) paragraph 3(2) (detention of seized cash) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 2001.

(g) paragraph 5(2) (release of detained cash) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 2001;

(h) paragraph 6(1) (forfeiture of detained cash) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 2001;

(i) paragraph 9(1) (release of detained cash) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 2001; and

(j) paragraph 10(1) (compensation in respect of detained cash) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 2001.



    (2) The sheriff may make the order sought in an application under paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 5 to the Act of 2000 before intimation of the application to the person who appears to him to be in possession of the material to which the application relates.

    (3) The sheriff may make the order sought in an application under: - 



(a) paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 6 to the Act of 2000;

(b) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 6A to the Act of 2000; or

(c) paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 6A to the Act of 2000,



before intimation of the application to the person who appears to him to be in possession of the information to which the application relates and the person who is the subject of that information.

    (4) Notice under paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 1 to the Act of 2001 (release of cash where retention no longer justified) shall be given in writing.".

W. Douglas Cullen
Lord Justice General, I.P.D.

Edinburgh
21st December 2001

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Adjournal)

This Act of Adjournal adds new rules to the Criminal Procedure Rules 1996, to deal with matters arising out of the Terrorism Act 2000 ("the Act of 2000") and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 ("the Act of 2001").

New rule 43.2 makes provision as regards applications made under the Act of 2000 or the Act of 2001.

[1] 2000 c.11back

[2] 1995 c.46.back

[3] S.I. 1996/513, as amended.back

[4] 2000 c.11back

[5] 2001 c.back

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