Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 957
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) (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 9 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990( 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 Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 17th April 2001.
(2) In this Order “the principal Order” means—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, the Criminial Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 1991( 2 ); and
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991( 3 ).
2. Schedule 1 to the principal Order (which indicates the point at which proceedings are instituted for the purposes of article 2(5) of that Order) 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". ” |
3. Schedule 2 to the principal Order (designation of countries and territories for drug trafficking offences) shall be amended as follows—
(a) by the insertion, at the appropriate places in alphabetical order, of the entries for those countries and territories specified in Schedule 1 to this Order (including, in the case of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the appropriate authority for that 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”.
4. Schedule 3 to the principal Order (designation of countries and territories for other offences) shall be amended as follows—
(a) by the insertion, at the appropriate places in alphabetical order, of the entries for those countries and territories specified in Schedule 2 to this Order (including, where so specified, the appropriate authority for a country or territory); and
(b) by the insertion, opposite the entry for Ireland, of the following entry—“The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform”.
A. K. Galloway,
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 3
SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES—DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES
| 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 | |
| Vietnam |
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2 DESIGNATED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES—OTHER OFFENCES
| Designated country or territory | Appropriate authority |
|---|---|
| Andorra | |
| Belgium | |
| Croatia | |
| Estonia | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | |
| Greece | |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | The Department of Justice |
| Hungary | |
| Iceland | |
| Latvia | |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | |
| Malta | |
| The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| San Marino | |
| Slovenia | |
| Spain | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Attorney General or a person designated by him. |
1990 c. 5 ; section 9 was amended by section 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36) and by section 14 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 (c. 11) .
S.I. 1991/1463 , amended by S.I. 1992/1721 , 1993/1791 , 1993/3148 , 1994/1640 , 1996/2878 , 1997/1317 and 1997/2977 .
S.I. 1991/1464 , amended by S.I. 1992/1721 , 1993/1791 , 1993/3148 , 1994/1640 , 1996/2878 , 1997/1317 and 1997/2977 .