Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [HL]

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Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [HL]

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [HL]

[AS AMENDED IN STANDING COMMITTEE A]

Contents
Part 1
Mutual assistance in criminal matters
Chapter 1
Mutual service of process etc.
Service of overseas process in the UK
      1         Service of overseas process
      2         Service of overseas process: supplementary
Service of UK process abroad
      3         General requirements for service of process
      4         Service of process otherwise than by post
      5         General requirements for effecting Scottish citation etc.
      6         Effecting Scottish citation etc. otherwise than by post
Chapter 2
Mutual provision of evidence
Assistance in obtaining evidence abroad
      7         Requests for assistance in obtaining evidence abroad
      8         Sending requests for assistance
      9         Use of evidence obtained
      10         Domestic freezing orders
      11         Sending freezing orders
      12         Variation or revocation of freezing orders
Assisting overseas authorities to obtain evidence in the UK
      13         Requests for assistance from overseas authorities
      14         Powers to arrange for evidence to be obtained
      15         Nominating a court etc. to receive evidence

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      16         Extension of statutory search powers in England and Wales and Northern
Ireland
      17         Warrants in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
      18         Warrants in Scotland
      19         Seized evidence
Overseas freezing orders
      20         Overseas freezing orders
      21         Considering the order
      22         Giving effect to the order
      23         Postponed effect
      24         Evidence seized under the order
      25         Release of evidence held under the order
General
      26         Powers under warrants
      27         Exercise of powers by others
      28         Interpretation of Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Hearing evidence through television links or by telephone
      29         Hearing witnesses abroad through television links
      30         Hearing witnesses in the UK through television links
      31         Hearing witnesses in the UK by telephone
Chapter 4
Information about banking transactions
Requests for information about banking transactions in England and Wales and Northern
Ireland for use abroad
      32         Customer information
      33         Making, varying or discharging customer information orders
      34         Offences
      35         Account information
      36         Making, varying or discharging account monitoring orders
Requests for information about banking transactions in Scotland for use abroad
      37         Customer information
      38         Making, varying or discharging customer information orders
      39         Offences
      40         Account information
      41         Making, varying or discharging account monitoring orders
Disclosure of information
      42         Offence of disclosure

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Requests for information about banking transactions for use in UK
      43         Information about a person’s bank account
      44         Monitoring banking transactions
      45         Sending requests for assistance
General
      46         Interpretation of Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Transfer of prisoners
      47         Transfer of UK prisoner to assist investigation abroad
      48         Transfer of EU etc. prisoner to assist UK investigation
Chapter 6
Supplementary
      49         Rules of court
      50         Subordinate legislation
      51         General interpretation
Part 2
Terrorist acts and threats: jurisdiction
      52         Jurisdiction for terrorist offences
      53         Jurisdiction for offence under section 113 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and
Security Act 2001
Part 3
Road traffic
Chapter 1
Convention on driving disqualifications
Road traffic offences in UK
      54         Application of section 55
      55         Duty to give notice to foreign authorities of driving disqualification of a non-
UK resident
Disqualification in respect of road traffic offences outside UK
      56         Application of section 57
      57         Recognition in United Kingdom of foreign driving disqualification
      58         Notice under section 57

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Appeals
      59         Appeal against disqualification
      60         Power of appellate courts in England and Wales to suspend disqualification
      61         Power of appellate courts in Scotland to suspend disqualification
      62         Power of appellate courts in Northern Ireland to suspend disqualification
Production of licence
      63         Production of licence: Great Britain
      64         Production of licence: Northern Ireland
      65         Production of licence: Community licence holders
Disqualification
      66         Effect of disqualification by virtue of section 57
      67         Rule for determining end of period of disqualification
Endorsement
      68         Endorsement of licence: Great Britain
      69         Endorsement of licence: Northern Ireland
General
      70         Duty of appropriate Minister to inform competent authority
      71         Notices
      72         Regulations: Great Britain
      73         Regulations: Northern Ireland
      74         Interpretation
      75         Application to Crown
Chapter 2
Mutual recognition within the United Kingdom etc.
      76         Recognition in Great Britain of disqualifications in Northern Ireland etc.
      77         Endorsement of counterparts issued to Northern Ireland licence holders
      78         Prohibition on holding or obtaining Great Britain and Northern Ireland
licences
      79         Disability and prospective disability
Part 4
Miscellaneous
Information
      80         Disclosure of information by SFO
      81         Inspection of overseas information systems
Cross-border surveillance
      82         Foreign surveillance operations
      83         Assaults on foreign officers

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      84         Liability in respect of foreign officers
Extradition
      85         Schengen-building provisions of the 1996 Extradition Convention
      86         States in relation to which 1995 and 1996 Extradition Conventions not in force
False monetary instruments
      87         False monetary instruments: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
      88         False monetary instruments: Scotland
Freezing of terrorist property
      89         Freezing of terrorist property
Part 5
Final provisions
Chapter 1
Amendments and repeals
      90         Amendments and repeals
Chapter 2
Miscellaneous
      91         Northern Ireland
      92         Supplementary and consequential provision
      93         Commencement
      94         Extent
      95         Short title
                  Schedule 1                     —                     Proceedings of a nominated court under section 15
                  Schedule 2                     —                     Evidence given by television link or telephone
                  Part 1                    —                     Evidence given by television link
                  Part 2                    —                     Evidence given by telephone
                  Schedule 3                     —                     Offences for the purposes of section 54
                  Part 1                    —                     Offences where order of disqualification for a minimum
period unnecessary
                  Part 2                    —                     Offences where order of disqualification for minimum period
necessary
                  Schedule 4                     —                     Terrorist property: freezing orders
                  Schedule 5                     —                     Minor and consequential amendments
                  Schedule 6                     —                     Repeals

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