
1 
This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 4th April 2009.
2 
Bulgaria and Romania are designated as participating countries in relation to the following provisions of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003–
(a) section 6 (effecting Scottish citation etc. otherwise than by post);
(b) section 31 (hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone);
(c) section 37 (customer information);
(d) section 40 (account information);
(e) section 43 (information about a person’s bank account);
(f) section 44 (monitoring banking transactions);
(g) section 45 (sending requests for assistance);
(h) section 47 (transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad);
(i) section 48 (transfer of EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(j) paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
3 
Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia are designated as participating countries in relation to the following provisions of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003–
(a) section 6 (effecting Scottish citation etc. otherwise than by post);
(b) section 31 (hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone);
(c) section 47 (transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad);
(d) section 48 (transfer of EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(e) paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th March 2009