# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
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 in a designated country or territory for the purposes of recovery of property obtained as a result of or in connection with 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.
This Order adds to the list of countries and territories to which the principal Order applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/278/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-designated-countries-and-territories-amendment-order-1996/note
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