http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/36/section/6Criminal Justice Act 1993 An Act to make provision about the jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales in relation to certain offences of dishonesty and blackmail; to amend the law about drug trafficking offences and to implement provisions of the Community Council Directive No. 91/308/EEC; to amend Part VI of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; to make provision with respect to the financing of terrorism, the proceeds of terrorist-related activities and the investigation of terrorist activities; to amend Part I of the Criminal Justice Act 1991; to implement provisions of the Community Council Directive No. 89/592/EEC and to amend and restate the law about insider dealing in securities; to provide for certain offences created by the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 to be punishable in the same way as offences under sections 39, 40 and 41 of the Banking Act 1987 and to enable regulations implementing Article 15 of the Community Council Directive No. 89/646/EEC and Articles 3, 6 and 7 of the Community Council Directive No. 92/30/EEC to create offences punishable in that way; to make provision with respect to the penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs; to make it an offence to assist in or induce certain conduct which for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provisions of Community law is unlawful in another member State; to provide for the introduction of safeguards in connection with the return of persons under backing of warrants arrangements; to amend the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 and Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; and for connected purposes.1993-07-27texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2024-01-01 PART I JURISDICTION Relevance of external law.61A person is guilty of an offence triable . . . by virtue of section 5(3), only if the pursuit of the agreed course of conduct would at some stage involve—aan act or omission by one or more of the parties, orbthe happening of some other event,constituting an offence under the law in force where the act, omission or other event was intended to take place.2A person is guilty of an offence triable by virtue of section 1A of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981, or by virtue of section 5(4), only if what he had in view would involve the commission of an offence under the law in force where the whole or any part of it was intended to take place.3Conduct punishable under the law in force in any place is an offence under that law for the purposes of this section, however it is described in that law.4Subject to subsection (6), a condition specified in subsection (1) or (2) shall be taken to be satisfied unless, not later than rules of court may provide, the defence serve on the prosecution a notice—astating that, on the facts as alleged with respect to the relevant conduct, the condition is not in their opinion satisfied;bshowing their grounds for that opinion; andcrequiring the prosecution to show that it is satisfied.5In subsection (4) “the relevant conduct” means—awhere the condition in subsection (1) is in question, the agreed course of conduct; andbwhere the condition in subsection (2) is in question, what the defendant had in view.6The court, if it thinks fit, may permit the defence to require the prosecution to show that the condition is satisfied without the prior service of a notice under subsection (4).7In the Crown Court, the question whether the condition is satisfied shall be decided by the judge alone.8The following paragraph shall be inserted in section 9(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (preparatory hearing in a case of serious fraud), before paragraph (b)—aaa question arising under section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (relevance of external law to certain charges of conspiracy, attempt and incitement);.Words in s. 6(1) repealed (4.9.1998) by 1998 c. 40, s. 9(1)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 7(2), Sch. 2 Pt. II (with s. 9(3))1981 c. 47. 1987 c. 38.
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