PART IGENERAL
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Mutual Recognition of Criminal Financial Penalties in the European Union (Scotland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 12th October 2009.
2
In this Order “the Framework Decision on financial penalties” is Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24th February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties2.