{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankers-books-evidence-act-1879/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankers-books-evidence-act-1879/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/42-43/11",
  "legislation_title": "Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1879",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bankers-books-evidence-act-1879",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Court or judge may order inspection, &c.",
  "text": "On the application of any party to a legal proceeding a court or judge may order that such party be at liberty to inspect and take copies of any entries in a banker’s book for any of the purposes of such proceedings. An order under this section may be made either with or without summoning the bank or any other party, and shall be served on the bank three clear days before the same is to be obeyed, unless the court or judge otherwise directs.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 7 applied (1.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2737, art.70S. 7 power to extend conferred (1.4.1997) by 1955 c. 18, s. 103 (as substituted by 1996 c. 46, s. 5, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 30; S.I. 1997/304 art. 2 (subject to saving in arts. 3, 4, Sch. 2))S. 7 power to extend conferred (1.4.1997) by 1955 c. 19, s. 103 (as substituted by 1996 c. 46, s. 5, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 46; S.I. 1997/304 art. 2 (subject to saving in arts. 3, 4, Sch. 2)S. 7 power to extend conferred (1.4.1997) by 1957 c. 53, s. 58 (as substituted by 1996 c. 46, s. 5, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 57; S.I. 1997/304 art. 2 (subject to saving in arts. 3, 4, Sch. 2)S. 7 power extended (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/170, rule 76"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 7 power extended (1.1.2008) by The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3442), rule 92"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 7 power extended (1.1.2008) by The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3443), rule 89(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 7 power extended (1.1.2008) by The Courts-Martial (Royal Air Force) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3444), rule 92"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 7 modified (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), rule 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Power to extend s. 7 conferred by Army Act 1955 (c. 18), s. 103(2)(kk), Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19), s. 103(2)(kk) and Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), s. 58(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/42-43/11/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:44:47.718696+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}