Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 956
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 2001
Made
14th March 2001
Laid before Parliament
26th March 2001
Coming into force
17th April 2001
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of March 2001
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 39 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 17th April 2001.
(2) In this Order “the 1996 Order” means the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1996( 2 ).
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales only.
2. Schedule 1 to the 1996 Order (countries and territories designated for the purposes of sections 39 and 40 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994) shall be amended as follows—
(a) by the insertion, at the appropriate places in alphabetical order, of the entries for the countries and territories specified in the Schedule to this Order (including, where so specified, the appropriate authority for a country or territory);
(b) by the insertion, opposite the entry for Ireland, of the following entry— “The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform”; and
(c) by the insertion, opposite the entry for Portugal, of the following entry— “The Ministry of Justice”.
3. The Appendix to the 1996 Order, which describes when proceedings are instituted in a designated country, shall be amended by the insertion, after the entry for Thailand, of the following—
| “ Trinidad and Tobago | (a) when an information or complaint is laid before the magistrate; (b) when a person is charged with an offence; (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred; (d) when a warrant of arrest is executed against a person ” . |
A. K. Galloway,
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE DESIGNATED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
| Designated country or territory | Appropriate authority |
|---|---|
| Andorra | |
| Comoros | |
| Estonia | |
| Georgia | |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | The Department of Justice |
| Iceland | |
| Indonesia | |
| Korea, Republic of | |
| Lebanon | |
| Libya | |
| Mozambique | |
| The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba | |
| New Zealand | |
| Philippines | |
| San Marino | |
| Singapore | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Attorney General or a person designated by him |
| Vietnam |