Section 31
of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Order, 2005
Section 31
(2)
Where any material to which an order under section 29 relates consists of information contained in or accessible by means of any data equipment -
(a)
an order under section 29 shall have effect as an order to produce the material in a form which can be taken away and which is visible and legible; and
(b)
an order under section 29 shall have effect as an order to give access to the material in a form which is visible and legible.
(3)
A person is not excused from producing or making available any document, article or other thing by an order under section 29 only on the ground that -
(a)
the production or making available of that document, article or other thing will incriminate him or make him liable to any penalty; or
(b)
the production or making available of the document, article or other thing would be in breach of an obligation (whether imposed by law or otherwise) on him not to disclose the existence of the contents of that document, article or other thing.
(4)
An order under section 29 shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any written law or otherwise.
(5)
An authorised officer may photograph or make copies of any document, article or other thing produced or to which access is granted pursuant to an order made under section 29.
(6)
Where an authorised officer takes possession of any document, article or other thing under an order made under section 29, takes any photograph or makes any copy of that document, article or other thing under subsection (5), he may retain that document, article or other thing, photograph or copy for a period not exceeding one month pending a written direction from the Attorney General as to the manner in which it is to be dealt with (which may include a direction that the document, article, thing, photograph or copy be sent to the appropriate authority of the foreign country concerned).
(7)
Rules of Court made under section 57 may provide for -
(a)
the discharge and variation of an order under section 29; and
(b)
proceedings relating to such an order.
(8)
In this section, "data equipment" means any equipment which -
(a)
automatically processes information;
(b)
automatically records or stores information;
(c)
can be used to cause information to be automatically recorded, stored or otherwise processed on other equipment (wherever situated);
(dl can be used to retrieve information whether information is recorded or stored in the equipment itself or in other equipment (wherever situated).
Immunities.