Article 21 SupplementaryI1

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

An application for a disclosure order may be made ex parte to a High Court judge in chambers.

(2)

An application to discharge or vary a disclosure order may be made to the High Court by—

(a)

the person who applied for the order,

(b)

any person affected by the order.

(3)

The High Court—

(a)

may discharge the order,

(b)

may vary the order.

(4)

If F1an officer of a description mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the meaning of appropriate officer (see article 2 (interpretation)) applies for a disclosure order, an application to discharge or vary the order F2may be made by a different officer of the same description.

(5)

References to a person who applied for a disclosure order must be construed accordingly.

(6)

Paragraphs (2) to (5) do not apply to orders made in England and Wales.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 21(4) substituted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 11(4)(a)
F2: Words in art. 21(4) substituted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 11(4)(b)

Commencement

I1: Art. 21 in force at 11.11.2013, see art. 1(1)