2008 No. 264
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2008
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred 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 2008 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Designation of participating country2
The United States of America is hereby designated as a participating country for the purposes of sections 37 (customer information), 40 (account information), 43 (information about a person’s bank account), 44 (monitoring banking transactions) and 45 (sending requests for assistance) of the Crime (International Co operation) Act 2003.
(This note is not part of the Order)