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(b) in relation to Scotland, the Lord Advocate or a procurator fiscal.
(5) The assistance that may be requested under this section is any assistance in obtaining from
a participating country one or more of the following—
(a) information as to whether the person in question holds any accounts at any banks
situated in the participating country,
(b) details of any such accounts,
(c) details of transactions carried out in any period specified in the request in respect
of any such accounts.
(6) A request for assistance under this section must—
(a) state the grounds on which the authority making the request thinks that the person
in question may hold any account at a bank which is situated in a participating country and (if
possible) specify the bank or banks in question,
(b) state the grounds on which the authority making the request considers that the
information sought to be obtained is likely to be of substantial value for the purposes of the in-
vestigation, and
(c) include any information which may facilitate compliance with the request.
(7) For the purposes of this section, a person holds an account if—
(a) the account is in his name or is held for his benefit, or
(b) he has a power of attorney in respect of the account. In relation to Scotland, a power
of attorney includes a factory and commission.
44- Monitoring banking transactions
(1) If it appears to a judicial authority in the United Kingdom, on an application made by a
prosecuting authority, that the information which the applicant seeks to obtain is relevant to an
investigation in the United Kingdom into criminal conduct, the judicial authority may request
assistance under this section.
(2) The judicial authorities are—
(a) in relation to England andWales, any judge or justice of the peace,
(b) in relation to Scotland, any sheriff,
(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, any judge or resident magistrate.
(3) If it appears to a prosecuting authority mentioned in subsection (4) that the information
which it seeks to obtain is relevant to an investigation into criminal conduct, the authority may
itself request assistance under this section.