Explanatory note

This Order amends the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1991 (S.I.1991/2873) (“the principal Order”) which provides that, subject to certain modifications, Part VI of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies to an order made by a court of a designated country or territory for the purposes of recovering property obtained as a result of or in connection with conduct corresponding to an offence to which Part VI of the Act applies, recovering the value of property so obtained or depriving a person of a pecuniary advantage so obtained.

As well as amendments in respect of the countries and territories to which the principal Order applies, the Order provides in article 4 for definition and certification of the institution of proceedings in a designated country.