
1 
This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2009 and comes into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of 3 months after the date on which the United Kingdom deposits an instrument of ratification in respect of the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2 
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 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 47 (transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad);
(c) section 48 (transfer of EUetc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(d) paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
3 
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are designated as participating countries in relation to section 6 (effecting Scottish citation etc. otherwise than by post) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th December 2009