Part 11Co-operation

I1444 External requests and orders

1

Her Majesty may by Order in Council—

a

make provision for a prohibition on dealing with property which is the subject of an external request;

b

make provision for the realisation of property for the purpose of giving effect to an external order.

2

An Order under this section may include provision which (subject to any specified modifications) corresponds to any provision of Part 2, 3 or 4 or Part 5 except Chapter 3.

3

An Order under this section may include—

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provision about the functions of any of the listed persons in relation to external requests and orders;

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provision creating offences in relation to external requests and orders which are equivalent to the offences created by section 453B;

b

provision about the registration of external orders;

c

provision about the authentication of any judgment or order of an overseas court, and of any other document connected with such a judgment or order or any proceedings relating to it;

d

provision about evidence (including evidence required to establish whether proceedings have been started or are likely to be started in an overseas court);

e

provision to secure that any person affected by the implementation of an external request or the enforcement of an external order has an opportunity to make representations to a court in the part of the United Kingdom where the request is being implemented or the order is being enforced.

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For the purposes of subsection (3)(a) “the listed persons” are—

a

the Secretary of State;

b

the Lord Advocate;

c

the Scottish Ministers;

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the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;

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the National Crime Agency;

e

the Director of Public Prosecutions;

f

the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland; F2and

g

the Director of the Serious Fraud Office; F5...

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