Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 50(5)(a) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2009 No.
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order 2009
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
A draft of this Order has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with section 50(5)(a) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 20031.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(2)(b) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (‘the 2003 Act’), makes the following Order:
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This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order 2009 and shall come into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of three months from the date on which the United Kingdom deposits an instrument of ratification in respect of the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters2 with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe3.
2
This Order extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
3
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Switzerland are designated as participating countries under section 51(2)(b) of the 2003 Act for the purposes of sections 31, 47 and 48 of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to, the 2003 Act.
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Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro and Serbia are also designated as participating countries under section 51(2)(b) of the 2003 Act for the purposes of sections 4 and 4B4 of that Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)