
2023 No. 119
Criminal Law
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023
Made 5th April 2023
Coming into force 6th April 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 51(2)(b) of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 50(5)(b) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1 
This Order may be cited as the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2023 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Designation of participating countries
2 
Georgia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Switzerland, and Turkey 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 EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(i) paragraph 15 of schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
3 
Armenia, Chile, and Ukraine 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 EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation); and
(d) paragraph 15 of schedule 2 (evidence given by television link or telephone).
Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2009
4 

(1) The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2009 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2, omit “, Switzerland”.
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th April 2023