PART 47INVESTIGATION ORDERS AND WARRANTS

SECTION 9: EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDERS

When this Section appliesI147.59

1

This Section—

a

applies where the court can—

i

make a European investigation order under regulation 6 of the Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 20171185, and

ii

vary or revoke such an order under regulation 10 of the 2017 Regulations; but

b

does not apply where rule 18.24 or rule 18.25 applies (application to make or discharge, etc. a live link direction supplemented by a European investigation order).

[Note. The Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017 give effect in the United Kingdom to Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters. See also the note to rule 47.61.

Part 18 (Measures to assist a witness or defendant to give evidence) contains rules about applications to make, vary or revoke a live link direction which is supplemented by a European investigation order. Part 49 (International co-operation) contains rules about giving effect to a European investigation order made in another participating State.]