
1 
This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2009 and shall come into force on the expiry of one week beginning with the day on which it is made.
2 
Iceland and Norway are designated as participating countries in relation to the following provisions of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003–
(a) section 31 (hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone);
(b) section 37 (customer information);
(c) section 40 (account information);
(d) section 43 (information about a person’s bank account);
(e) section 44 (monitoring banking transactions);
(f) section 45 (sending requests for assistance);
(g) section 47 (transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad);
(h) section 48 (transfer of EUetc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(i) paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
3 
Switzerland is designated as a participating country 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 37 (customer information);
(c) section 40 (account information);
(d) section 43 (information about a person’s bank account);
(e) section 44 (monitoring banking transactions); and
(f) section 45 (sending requests for assistance).
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
1st June 2009