Section 6 Case in which banker, &c. not compellable to produce book, &c.
United Kingdom
A banker or officer of a bank shall not, in any legal proceeding to which the bank is not a party, be compellable to produce any banker’s book the contents of which can be proved under this Act F1or under the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988F2 or Schedule 8 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, or to appear as a witness to prove the matters, transactions, and accounts therein recorded, unless by order of a judge made for special cause.
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Textual amendments
- F1
Words inserted (S.) by Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32, SIF 47), ss. 7(3), 10(3)
- F2
Words inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40 s. 5, Sch. 4 para 2