{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-international-co-operation-act-2003/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-international-co-operation-act-2003/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/32",
  "legislation_title": "Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-international-co-operation-act-2003",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Postponed effect",
  "text": "The nominated court may postpone giving effect to an overseas freezing order in respect of any evidence—\n(a) in order to avoid prejudicing a criminal investigation which is taking place in the United Kingdom, or\n(b) if, under an order made by a court in criminal proceedings in the United Kingdom, the evidence may not be removed from the United Kingdom.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 19.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2605, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/32/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:00.442245+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}