SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7 Terrorist Investigations
Part II Scotland
Explanation of seized or produced material
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1
A sheriff may, on an application made by a procurator fiscal, order any person specified in the order to provide an explanation of any material produced or made available to a constable under paragraph 12 above or seized in pursuance of a warrant under paragraph 14 above.
2
A person shall not under this paragraph be required to disclose any information which he would be entitled to refuse to disclose on grounds of confidentiality in legal proceedings as being—
a
communications between a professional legal adviser and his client, or
b
communications made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purposes of those proceedings,
except that a lawyer may be required to furnish the name and address of his client.
3
A statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed by virtue of this section may only be used in evidence against him—
a
on a prosecution for an offence under section 2 of the M1False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933; or
b
on a prosecution for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes a statement inconsistent with it.
4
Sub-paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of paragraph 13 above shall apply to orders under this paragraph as they apply to orders under paragraph 12 above.