# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, Paragraph 36.4: Applications for requests for assistance


An application under section 7(1) of the Act of 2003 (application for request for assistance) shall–
(a) be in Form 36.4–A;
(b) be lodged with the Clerk of Justiciary or sheriff clerk, as the case may be;
(c) state the particulars of the offence which it is alleged has been committed or the grounds on which it is suspected that an offence has been committed;
(d) state whether proceedings in respect of the offence have been instituted or the offence is being investigated; and
(e) include particulars of the assistance requested and—
(i) subject to paragraph (b), a draft request in Form 36.4-B; or
(ii) where the request is to be sent to a member State of the European Union, a draft request in Form 36.4-C.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/513/schedule/2/paragraph/36.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-36.4
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