65 Meaning of “legal privilege”
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (2001 c 16) | Legislation

65  Meaning of “legal privilege”

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, references in this Part to an item subject to legal privilege shall be construed—

(a)     for the purposes of the application of this Part to England and Wales, in accordance with section 10 of the 1984 Act (meaning of “legal privilege”);

(b)     for the purposes of the application of this Part to Scotland, in accordance with section [412 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002] (interpretation); and

(c)     for the purposes of the application of this Part to Northern Ireland, in accordance with Article 12 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (SI 1989/1341 (NI 12)) (meaning of “legal privilege”).

(2)     In relation to property which has been seized in exercise, or purported exercise, of—

(a)     the power [powers] of seizure conferred by section 28(2) [or 28A(2)] of the Competition Act 1998, or

(b)     so much of any power of seizure conferred by section 50 as is exercisable by reference to that power,

references in this Part to an item subject to legal privilege shall be read as references to a privileged communication within the meaning of section 30 of that Act.

(3)

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