# Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, Section 16: Extension of statutory search powers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland


(1) Part 2 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (powers of entry, search and seizure) is to have effect as if references to indictable offences in section 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act included any conduct which—
(a) constitutes an offence under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom, and
(b) would, if it occurred in England and Wales, constitute an indictable offence .
(2) But an application for a warrant or order by virtue of subsection (1) may be made only—
(a) in pursuance of a direction given under section 13, or
(b) if it is an application for a warrant or order under section 8 of, or Schedule 1 to, that Act by a constable for the purposes of an investigation by an international joint investigation team of which he is a member.
(3) Part 3 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/ 1341 (N.I.12)) (powers of entry, search and seizure) is to have effect as if references to serious arrestable offences indictable offences in Article 10 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Order included any conduct which—
(a) constitutes an offence under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom, and
(b) would, if it occurred in Northern Ireland, constitute a serious arrestable offence an indictable offence .
(4) But an application for a warrant or order by virtue of subsection (3) may be made only—
(a) in pursuance of a direction given under section 13, or
(b) if it is an application for a warrant or order under Article 10 of, or Schedule 1 to, that Order, by a constable for the purposes of an investigation by an international joint investigation team of which he is a member.
(5) In this section, “international joint investigation team” has the meaning given by section 88(7) of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/32/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-international-co-operation-act-2003/section-16
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