Section 9: Amendment of section 15

Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by-(a)
deleting subsection (1) ;
(b)
renumbering the existing subsections (2),(3),(4),(5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) as subsections (1), (2) (3),(4), (5), (6), (7),(8) and (9);
(c)
deleting the words "Inspector General of Police and the National Security Adviser" in subsections (3), (6), (8) and (10) and insert the words "Attorney General shall apply to the Judge in Chambers."; and
(d)
substituting for subsections (3), (5 ),(7) and (9), new subsections "(3)","(5)","(7)" and "(9)" -
"(3) Where a person is charged or about to be charged with an offence under this Act, the Attorney General shall apply to the Judge in Chambers for a provisional order to attach all monies and other properly belonging to, or held on behalf, of the suspect.
(5) The Attorney General shall-
(a) cause notice of the order to be published in the Official Gazette and in two national newspapers; and
(b) give notice of the order to;
(i) banks, financial institutions and cash dealers, or
(ii) any other person who may hold or be vested with property belonging to or held on behalf of the suspect.
(7) Where an order under this section ceases to have effect, the Attorney-General shall cause notice to be published in the Official Gazette and two national daily newspapers.
(9) Where the Attorney-General has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has committed, is committing or is likely to commit an act of terrorism or is in possession of terrorist property, he may, for the purposes of an investigation under this Act, apply to a Judge in Chambers for the accused person for an order compelling the suspect to deliver to him any document relevant to identifying, locating any property belonging to, or in the possession or control of that person."