SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Minor and consequential amendments

The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38)

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In section 2 (investigation powers of Director of Serious Fraud Office)—

a

in subsection (1A), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

b

the Secretary of State acting under section 15(2) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, in response to a request received by him from a person mentioned in section 13(2) of that Act (an “overseas authority”).

b

in subsection (8A), for the words from “furnished” to the end there is substituted “ given to the overseas authority which requested it or given to the Secretary of State for forwarding to that overseas authority) ”,

c

subsection (8B) is omitted,

d

in subsection (8C), for “transmitted” (in both places) there is substituted “ forwarded ”,

e

in subsection (18), “(8B)” is omitted.