PART 18Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

CHAPTER 4Saving provisions relating to European investigation orders

European investigation order made in a participating State relating to the temporary transfer of a prisoner or EU prisonerI186

1

In relation to a F3relevant temporary transfer or a relevant request—

a

regulation 77(2) (amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) of these Regulations does not apply;

b

the following provisions of the 2017 Regulations continue to have effect—

i

regulation 54;

ii

regulation 57 (time spent by UK prisoner in custody overseas);

iii

regulations 2 and 25 (interpretation) and Schedule 2 (participating States), but only for the purpose of the other provisions which continue to have effect by virtue of this sub-paragraph.

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in paragraph (1)—

  • “relevant temporary transfer” means a prisoner temporarily transferred to an issuing State pursuant to a warrant issued by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers under regulation 54 of the 2017 Regulations (temporary transfer of UK prisoner to issuing State for the purpose of issuing State’s investigation or proceedings) before commencement day;

  • “relevant request” means a European investigation order which includes a request for the transfer of a prisoner received by a central authority before commencement, regardless of whether that European investigation order was forwarded to the relevant UK central authority before commencement day.

2

In relation to an EU prisoner temporarily transferred to the United Kingdom pursuant to a warrant issued by the Secretary of State or Scottish Ministers under regulation 55 of the 2017 Regulations (temporary transfer of EU prisoner to the UK for the purpose of issuing State's investigation) before commencement day, the following provisions of those Regulations continue to have effect—

a

regulation 55;

b

regulation 56 (restrictions on prosecution and detention for other matters);

c

regulations 2 and 25 (interpretation) and Schedule 2 (participating States), but only for the purpose of the provisions which continue to have effect by virtue of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).

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See Article 62(1)(l) and Title VII of Part 3 of the withdrawal agreement and sections 7A and 7C of the Withdrawal Act.