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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.207What suspension order must state
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### sec.207 What suspension order must state
The suspension order must order a financial institution—
to notify a police officer immediately of any transaction that has been initiated in connection with an account held with the institution by a person named in the order; and
to notify a police officer immediately if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a transaction is about to be initiated in connection with the account; and
to refrain from completing or effecting the transaction for 48 hours, unless a named police officer gives the financial institution written consent to the transaction being completed immediately.
In addition, the suspension order must state—
the name or names in which the account is believed to be held; and
the type of information the institution is required to give; and
the period, of not more than 3 months from the date of its making, the order is in force; and
that the order applies to transactions conducted during the period stated in the order; and
that the information is to be given to any police officer or to a stated police officer and the way in which the information is to be given.
s 207 prev s 207 (prev s 172) renum 2000 No. 22 s 9
om 2002 No. 39 s 167
pres s 207 ins 2002 No. 68 s 336
amd 2009 No. 48 s 169
(sec.207-ssec.1) The suspension order must order a financial institution— to notify a police officer immediately of any transaction that has been initiated in connection with an account held with the institution by a person named in the order; and to notify a police officer immediately if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a transaction is about to be initiated in connection with the account; and to refrain from completing or effecting the transaction for 48 hours, unless a named police officer gives the financial institution written consent to the transaction being completed immediately.
(sec.207-ssec.2) In addition, the suspension order must state— the name or names in which the account is believed to be held; and the type of information the institution is required to give; and the period, of not more than 3 months from the date of its making, the order is in force; and that the order applies to transactions conducted during the period stated in the order; and that the information is to be given to any police officer or to a stated police officer and the way in which the information is to be given.
- (a) to notify a police officer immediately of any transaction that has been initiated in connection with an account held with the institution by a person named in the order; and
- (b) to notify a police officer immediately if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a transaction is about to be initiated in connection with the account; and
- (c) to refrain from completing or effecting the transaction for 48 hours, unless a named police officer gives the financial institution written consent to the transaction being completed immediately.
- (a) the name or names in which the account is believed to be held; and
- (b) the type of information the institution is required to give; and
- (c) the period, of not more than 3 months from the date of its making, the order is in force; and
- (d) that the order applies to transactions conducted during the period stated in the order; and
- (e) that the information is to be given to any police officer or to a stated police officer and the way in which the information is to be given.