Part 2 Scotland
National Security Act 2023 (2023 c 32) | Legislation

Part 2 Scotland

Introductory

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(1)     This Part of this Schedule applies in Scotland.

(2)     In this Part of this Schedule “relevant investigation†and “relevant property†have the same meaning as in Part 1 of this Schedule.

Disclosure orders

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(1)     The Lord Advocate may apply to the High Court of Justiciary for a disclosure order.

(2)     The application must state that a person or property specified in the application is subject to a relevant investigation and the order is sought for the purposes of the investigation.

(3)     The court may grant the application if satisfied that conditions 1 to 3 are met.

(4)     Condition 1 is that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the property specified in the application is relevant property.

(5)     Condition 2 is that there are reasonable grounds for believing that information which may be provided in compliance with a requirement imposed under the order is likely to be of substantial value, whether by itself or with other information, to the investigation.

(6)     Condition 3 is that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is in the public interest for the information to be provided, having regard to the

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