The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009

This Order brings into force on 19^th October 2009 the provisions of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (“the Act”) specified in Article 2 which are concerned with domestic and overseas evidence freezing orders. Sections 10 to 12 of the Act set out the powers and procedures to make a domestic freezing order to protect evidence which is situated in a participating country. Sections 20 to 25 set out the powers and procedures in relation to the execution of an overseas freezing order requiring the freezing of evidence situated in the UK for its subsequent use in any proceedings or investigation in a participating country. These provisions give effect to the evidence freezing provisions of the 2003 Framework Decision on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence (2003/577/JHA) adopted by the Council of the European Union on 22^nd July 2003.