Schedules

Schedule 17Treatment of convictions in other member States etc

Proving of foreign convictions before courts in England and Wales

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1

Section 73 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (proof of convictions and acquittals) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “Kingdom” insert “ or any other member State ”.

3

In subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert

; and

c

shall, as regards a conviction or acquittal by a court in a member State (other than the United Kingdom), consist of a certificate, signed by the proper officer of the court where the conviction or acquittal took place, giving details of the offence, of the conviction or acquittal, and of any sentence;

4

In subsection (3)—

a

in paragraph (b), after “other court” insert “ in the United Kingdom ”, and

b

after that paragraph add “, and

c

in relation to any court in another member State (“the EU court”), a person who would be the proper officer of the EU court if that court were in the United Kingdom.