Section 409: Jurisdiction of sheriff

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 · 2002 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: Investigations — Chapter 3: Scotland

A sheriff may grant a production order, search warrant, customer information order or account monitoring order under this Act in relation to property situated in any area of Scotland notwithstanding that it is outside the area of that sheriff.

Any such order or warrant may, without being backed or endorsed by another sheriff, be executed throughout Scotland in the same way as it may be executed within the sheriffdom of the sheriff who granted it.

This section is without prejudice to any existing rule of law or to any other provision of this Act.

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