Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (Designated Countries andTerritories) (Amendment) Order 1991

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1991 Draft
Year1991

Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 26 of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986,for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

1991 No.

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (Designated Countries and

Territories) (Amendment) Order 1991

1stJuly 1991

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of 1991

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 26 of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (a) , 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 Offences Act 1986 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on the1st July 1991.

(2) In this Order "the Act " means the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 and "the principal Order " means the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1990 (b) .

2. In article 2 of the principal Order for the definition of "appropriate authority of a designated country " there shall be substituted the following definition-

""appropriate authority of a designated country " means-

(a) the authority specified opposite that country in Schedule 1 to this Order, or(b) where no authority is so specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority of that country for the purposes of sections 26 and 26A of the Act, and of the other provisions of the Act as applied under article 3(2) of this Order; "

3. After article 5 of the principal Order there shall be inserted the following article:

"Certificate as to appropriate authority of a designated country

5A. Where in relation to any designated country no authority is specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, a certificate made by the Secretary of State to the effect that the authority specified therein is the appropriate authority for the purposes of sections 26 and 26A of the Act, and of the other provisions of the Act as applied by article 3(2) of this Order shall be sufficient evidence of that fact. " .


(a) 1986 c.32, amended by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.41), section 70 and Schedule 2, the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33) section 103 and Schedule 5, the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4), section 25(1) and Schedule 8, and the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c.5), section 31(1) and (2) and Schedule 4.
(b) S.I. 1990/1199. Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 26 of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

4. Schedule 1 to the principal Order shall be amended by inserting in alphabetical order the entries for those countries and territories specified in the Schedule to this Order.

5.-(1) In paragraph 11(a) of Schedule 2 to the principal Order for "(3) " there shall be substituted "(4) " .

(2) In paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 3 to the principal Order for "(3) " there shall be substituted "(4) " .

6. The Appendix set out at the end of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (which defines the institution of proceedings for the purposes of section 38(11) of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 as modified by Schedule 2 to the principal Order) shall be amended as follows:

(a) after the entry relating to the Bahamas, there shall be inserted the following-

"Bahrain

when a bill of indictment is lodged in court against any person for an offence

Barbados

(a) when an information has been laid before a magistrate;(b) when a person is charged with an offence;(c) when a bill of indictment is preferred " ;
(b) after the entry relating to Bermuda, there shall be inserted the...

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