Explanatory note

This Order amends the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1463) and the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1464) (“the 1991 Orders”). It adds the countries and territories listed in Schedule 1 to this Order to the list, in Schedule 2 to the 1991 Orders, of countries and territories designated for drug trafficking offences.

This Order also adds the countries and territories listed in Schedule 2 to this Order to the list, in Schedule 3 to the 1991 Orders, of countries and territories designated for other offences.

This Order also inserts, in Schedule 1 to the 1991 Orders, an indication of when proceedings are to be regarded as being instituted in Trinidad and Tobago. It also inserts, in Schedule 2 and 3 to the 1991 Orders, entries relating to the “appropriate authority” (for the purposes of certifying certain matters under the 1991 Orders) in respect of certain countries previously designated for (in the case of Schedule 2) drug trafficking offences and, (in the case of Schedule 3) other offences.