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
”
.