Article 12 SupplementaryI1

An application for a production order or an order to grant entry may be made ex parte to a judge in chambers.

An application to discharge or vary a production order or an order to grant entry may be made to the Crown Court by—

The Crown Court—

If an appropriate officer applies for a production order or an order to grant entry, an application to discharge or vary the order need not be by the same appropriate officer.

References to a person who applied for a production order or an order to grant entry must be construed accordingly.

Production orders and orders to grant entry have effect as if they were orders of the Crown Court.