Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Version in vigour from 2022-11-30 to )

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Coming into Force	30 November 2022

Contenidos

Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
Part 1: Mutual assistance in criminal matters

Service of overseas process in the UK

1: Service of overseas process
2: Service of overseas process: supplementary

Service of UK process abroad

3: General requirements for service of process
4: Service of process otherwise than by post
5: General requirements for effecting Scottish citation etc.
6: Effecting Scottish citation etc. otherwise than by post

Assistance in obtaining evidence abroad

7: Requests for assistance in obtaining evidence abroad
8: Sending requests for assistance
9: Use of evidence obtained
10: Domestic freezing orders
11: Sending freezing orders
12: Variation or revocation of freezing orders

Assisting overseas authorities to obtain evidence in the UK

13: Requests for assistance from overseas authorities
14: Powers to arrange for evidence to be obtained
15: Nominating a court etc. to receive evidence
16: Extension of statutory search powers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland
17: Warrants in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
18: Warrants in Scotland
19: Seized evidence

Overseas freezing orders

20: Overseas freezing orders
21: Considering the order
22: Giving effect to the order
23: Postponed effect: The nominated court may postpone giving effect to an overseas freezing order in respect of any evidence—
24: Evidence seized under the order
25: Release of evidence held under the order

General

26: Powers under warrants
27: Exercise of powers by others
28: Interpretation of Chapter 2

29: Hearing witnesses abroad through video or audio links

30: Hearing witnesses in the UK through television links

31: Hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone

Requests for information about banking transactions in England and Wales and Northern Ireland for use abroad

32: Customer information
33: Making, varying or discharging customer information orders
34: Offences
35: Account information
36: Making, varying or discharging account monitoring orders

Requests for information about banking transactions in Scotland for use abroad

37: Customer information
38: Making, varying or discharging customer information orders
39: Offences
40: Account information
41: Making, varying or discharging account monitoring orders

Disclosure of information

42: Offence of disclosure

Requests for information about banking transactions for use in UK

43: Information about a person’s bank account
44: Monitoring banking transactions
45: Sending requests for assistance

General

46: Interpretation of Chapter 4

47: Transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad

48: Transfer of EUetc. prisoner to assist UK investigation

49: Rules of court

50: Subordinate legislation

51: General interpretation

Part 2: Terrorist acts and threats: jurisdiction

52: Jurisdiction for terrorist offences
53: Jurisdiction for offence under section 113 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

Part 3: Road traffic

Road traffic offences in UK

54: Application of section 55
55: Duty to give notice to Republic of Ireland of UK driving disqualification

Road traffic offences in Republic of Ireland

56: Application of section 57
57: Recognition in United Kingdom of Republic of Ireland driving disqualification
58: Notice under section 57

Appeals

59: Appeal against disqualification
60: Power of appellate courts in England and Wales to suspend disqualification
61: Power of appellate courts in Scotland to suspend disqualification
62: Power of appellate courts in Northern Ireland to suspend disqualification

Production of licence

63: Production of licence: Great Britain
64: Production of licence: Northern Ireland
65: Production of licence: Community licence holders

Disqualification

66: Effect of disqualification by virtue of section 57
67: Rule for determining end of period of disqualification: In determining the expiration of the period for which a person is disqualified by virtue of section 57, any time during which—

Endorsement

68: Endorsement of driving record: Great Britain
69: Endorsement of licence: Northern Ireland

General

70: Duty of appropriate Minister to inform competent authority
71: Notices
71A: The specified agreement on driving disqualifications
72: Regulations: Great Britain
73: Regulations: Northern Ireland
74: Interpretation
75: Application to Crown

76: Recognition in Great Britain of disqualifications in Northern Ireland etc.
77: Endorsement of counterparts issued to Northern Ireland licence holders

78: Prohibition on holding or obtaining Great Britain and Northern Ireland licences

79: Disability and prospective disability

Part 4: Miscellaneous

Information

80: Disclosure of information by SFO: In section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38) (disclosure of information)—
81: Inspection of overseas information systems
82: Driver licensing information: Information held in any form—

Cross-border surveillance

83: Foreign surveillance operations
84: Assaults on foreign officers
85: Liability in respect of foreign officers

Extradition

86: Schengen-building provisions of the 1996 Extradition Convention
87: States in relation to which 1995 and 1996 Extradition Conventions not in force

False monetary instruments

88: False monetary instruments: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
89: False monetary instruments: Scotland

Freezing of terrorist property

90: Freezing of terrorist property

Part 5: Final provisions

91: Amendments and repeals

92: Northern Ireland: An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c....

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