Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 50(5)(b) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2023 No.
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 51(2)(b) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 20031 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 50(5)(b) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Designation of participating countries
2
Georgia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Switzerland, and Turkey are designated as participating countries in relation to the following provisions of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 20032—
a
section 31 (hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone);
b
section 37 (customer information)3;
c
section 40 (account information);
d
section 43 (information about a person’s bank account);
e
section 44 (monitoring banking transactions);
f
section 45 (sending requests for assistance);
g
section 47 (transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad)4;
h
section 48 (transfer of EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation)5; and
i
paragraph 15 of schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
3
Armenia, Chile, and Ukraine are designated as participating countries in relation to the following provisions of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003—
a
section 31 (hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone);
b
section 47 (transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad);
c
section 48 (transfer of EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
d
paragraph 15 of schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 20094
1
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 20096 is amended as follows.
2
In article 2, omit “, Switzerland”.
(This note is not part of the Order)