Section 59A: Preservation of documents

59A. Preservation of documents (1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, any party to a notice under section 10(2) and 27(5) shall preserve any bank statements, financial records, customer or beneficial Acts 2023 185 ownership information, emails, telephone logs, receipts and any other documents directly or indirectly relating to that order until such time as the Enforcement Authority, after consultation with the Commissioner of Police, gives written notice that the documents no longer need to be preserved. (2) (a) Notwithstanding any other enactment, the Enforcement Authority may apply to the Judge in Chambers, for a preservation order, to preserve any bank statements, financial records, customer or beneficial ownership information, emails, telephone logs, receipts and any other documents directly or indirectly relating to an individual or legal entity reasonably suspected of having committed an offence. (b) Unless otherwise ordered by the Judge in Chambers, a preservation order granted under paragraph (a) shall remain valid and enforceable until the Enforcement Authority gives written notice that the documents no longer need to be preserved. (c) A reference in this section to document includes a copy of the document which is kept in electronic form. (b) by inserting, after section 62, the following new section –