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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A</dc:identifier><dc:title>Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to enable the United Kingdom to co-operate with other countries in criminal proceedings and investigations; to enable the United Kingdom to join with other countries in implementing the Vienna Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; and to provide for the seizure, detention and forfeiture of drug trafficking money imported or exported in cash.</dc:description><dc:date>1990-04-05</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-15</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-07-01</dct:valid>
					
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          Part II</Number><Title> The Vienna Convention</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/part/II/crossheading/supplementary" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/part/II/crossheading/supplementary" NumberOfProvisions="4" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." id="part-II-crossheading-supplementary" RestrictStartDate="2004-01-01"><Title> Supplementary</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="S" RestrictStartDate="1996-08-25" ConfersPower="true"><Title><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071"><CommentaryRef Ref="c11937081"/> Extension of certain offences to Crown servants and exemptions for regulators <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A" id="section-23A"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">23A</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/1" id="section-23A-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, section 14(2) above shall apply to such persons in the public service of the Crown, or such categories of person in that service, as may be prescribed.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/5" id="section-23A-5"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">5</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">In this section—</Addition></Text><UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition"><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">“</Addition><Term id="term-the-crown"><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">the Crown</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">” includes the Crown in right of Her Majesty’s Government in Northern Ireland; and</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">“</Addition><Term id="term-prescribed"><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">prescribed</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/6" id="section-23A-6"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">6</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A/7" id="section-23A-7"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">7</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p1889" CommentaryRef="c11937071">Any such instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c11937071" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="ccd8e1202607150959206210100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A" SectionRef="section-23A">S. 23A</CitationSubRef> inserted (1.4.1994) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/36" id="d10e4" Year="1993" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36">1993 c. 36</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e7202607150959206210100" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/36/section/77" SectionRef="section-77">s. 77</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e10202607150959206210100" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/36/schedule/4/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-1">Sch. 4 paras. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e13202607150959206210100" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/36/schedule/4/paragraph/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-5">5</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/700" id="d10e16" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="700">S.I. 1994/700</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e20202607150959206210100" CitationRef="d10e16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/700/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e23202607150959206210100" CitationRef="d10e16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/700/article/3/1" SectionRef="article-3-1">3(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e26202607150959206210100" CitationRef="d10e16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/700/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (the new s. 23A being the same section as was inserted in <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/32" id="d10e29" Year="1986" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="32">1986 c. 32</Citation> as s. 36B, but with the substitution of certain words in s. 23A(1) and with the omission of subsections (2)-(4)).</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11937081" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="ccd8e1202607150959509060100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/23A" SectionRef="section-23A">S. 23A</CitationSubRef> repealed (E.W.) (3.2.1995) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37" id="d10e4" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="37">1994 c. 37</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e7202607150959509060100" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/67" SectionRef="section-67">ss. 67</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e10202607150959509060100" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/section/69/2" SectionRef="section-69-2">69(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e13202607150959509060100" CitationRef="d10e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/37/schedule/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef>; and repealed (N.I.) (25.8.1996) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1299" id="d10e16" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1996" Number="1299">S.I. 1996/1299 (N.I. 9)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e20202607150959509060100" CitationRef="d10e16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1299/article/57/3" SectionRef="article-57-3">art. 57(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e23202607150959509060100" CitationRef="d10e16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1299/schedule/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5">Sch. 5</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11935601" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="ccd8e1202607150950066930100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/part/II" SectionRef="part-II">Pt. II</CitationSubRef> partly in force for certain purposes at 23.4.1991 and wholly in force at 1.7.1991, see <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e4202607150950066930100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/5/section/32/2" SectionRef="section-32-2">s. 32(2)</CitationSubRef> and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1072" id="d10e7" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="1072">S.I. 1991/1072</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e10202607150950066930100" CitationRef="d10e7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1072/article/2/b" SectionRef="article-2-b">arts. 2(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e13202607150950066930100" CitationRef="d10e7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1072/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e16202607150950066930100" CitationRef="d10e7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1072/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. 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