Explanatory note

This Order adds the countries and territories listed in the Schedule to this Order to the list of designated countries and territories in Schedule 1 to the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2880) (“the 1996 Order”).

This Order also inserts, in Schedule 1 to the 1996 Order, entries relating to the “appropriate authority” (for the purposes of certifying certain matters under the 1996 Order) in respect of certain countries. It also inserts, in the Appendix to the 1996 Order, an indication of when proceedings are to be regarded as being instituted in Trinidad and Tobago.