Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act Act No. 4/2013 (b) in purported compliance with the order, produces or makes available a document known to the person to be false or misleading in a material particular and does not so indicate to the authorised officer and provide to the authorised officer any correct information of which the person is in possession or control. (2) Where the offence referred to in subsection (1) is committed by⎯ (a) an individual, he or she shall be liable to a fine of level ten or imprisonment for a period of three years or both such fine and such imprisonment; or (b) a company or other corporate body⎯ (i) it shall be liable to fine not exceeding level fourteen; and (ii) every director or member of the governing body of the company or corporate body shall be liable to a fine of level ten or imprisonment for a period of three years or both such fine and such imprisonment, unless any director or member concerned proves that he or she took no part in the conduct of the company or corporate body. 75 Power to search for and seize documents relevant to locating property (1) The court may, on application by an authorised officer, make a warrant in conformity with subsection (4) to search for and seize documents relevant in identifying, locating or quantifying property or necessary for its transfer, hereinafter referred to as “property tracking documents,” provided that the following circumstances are satisfied⎯ (a) a production order has been given in respect of the document and has not been complied with; or (b) a production order in respect of the document would be unlikely to be effective; or (c) the investigation for the purposes of which the search warrant is being sought might be seriously prejudiced if the authorised officer does not gain immediate access to the document without any notice to any person; or (d) the document involved cannot be identified or described with sufficient particularity to enable a production order to be obtained; and (2) If during the course of searching under a warrant granted under this section, an authorised officer finds any thing that he or she believes on reasonable grounds⎯ (a) will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence; or (b) is of a kind which could have been included in the warrant had its existence been known of at the time of application for the warrant; he or she may seize that property or thing and the warrant shall be deemed to authorise such seizure. (3) An authorised officer who has seized property tracking documents pursuant to this section may retain the documents for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Chapter, provided that copies of the documents are made available to the person producing them if requested, or reasonable access is provided to the documents. (6) A warrant under this section shall specify— (a) the purpose for which the warrant is issued, including the nature of the relevant offence; and (b) the kinds of documents authorised to be seized; and (c) the date on which the warrant shall cease to have effect; and (d) the time during which entry upon any land or premises is authorised 76 Customer information orders (1) A court may, on an application made by the Attorney-General, and if the conditions set forth in subsections (2) and (3) are met, make an order (“customer information order”) that a - 54 -

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