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(1) This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2022.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
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(1) The following countries are designated as participating countries under section 51(2)(b) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 for the purposes of the provisions of that Act specified in paragraph (2)—
(a) Georgia;
(b) Liechtenstein;
(c) Luxembourg;
(d) Republic of Moldova;
(e) Switzerland; and
(f) Türkiye.
(2) The provisions are—
(a) section 31 (hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone);
(b) section 32 (customer information);
(c) section 35 (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 EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(i) paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (evidence given by telephone).
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(1) The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2010 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3, for “, Serbia and Switzerland” substitute “and Serbia”.
Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State
Home Office
7th November 2022