The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 742

PART 18 U.K. Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

CHAPTER 7 U.K. Saving provisions relating to the amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 and [F1 related] legislation

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Pt. 18 Ch. 7 heading substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1408), regs. 1, 20(1)

[F2 Transitional provision - requests received before commencement day U.K.

98A.— (1) Regulation 87(2) (amendment of the 2003 Act) does not apply in respect of any request received by the Secretary of State or by the Lord Advocate before commencement day for a process or other document to which section 1 of the 2003 Act (service of overseas process) applied to be served on a person in the United Kingdom.

(2) Paragraphs (6), (7) and (13) of regulation 87 do not apply in respect of any request for assistance in obtaining evidence in a part of the United Kingdom that is received before commencement day by the territorial authority for that part of the United Kingdom.

(3) See Article 62(1)(a) and Title VII of Part 3 of the withdrawal agreement, Article 50(1) and (3) and Title IV of Part 3 of the EEA EFTA separation agreement and sections 7A to 7C of the Withdrawal Act.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 98A inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1408), regs. 1, 23

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 98A in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1