PART 18Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

CHAPTER 3Amendment of primary legislation consequential upon amendments made by this Part

Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1987I175

1

The Criminal Justice Act 1987 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In section 2 (Director's investigation powers) M2

a

in subsection (1A), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

the Secretary of State acting under section 15(2) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, in response to a request received from a person mentioned in section 13(2) of that Act (an “overseas authority”).

b

in subsection (18), omit the definition of “overseas authority”.

3

In section 3(6) (disclosure of information) M3, in paragraph (n), for “the Treaty on European Union or any other” substitute “ a ”.