Article 6

The Appendix set out at the end of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (which defines the institution of proceedings for the purposes of section 38(11) of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 as modified by Schedule 2 to the principal Order) shall be amended as follows:

(a)

after the entry relating to the Bahamas, there shall be inserted the following–

“

Bahrain when a bill of indictment is lodged in court against any person for an offence
Barbados
(a)

when an information has been laid before a magistrate;

(b)

when a person is charged with an offence;

(c)

when a bill of indictment is preferred

”;

(b)

after the entry relating to Bermuda, there shall be inserted the following–

“

the Cayman Islands
(a)

when a charge has been signed under subsection (3) or (4) of section 13 of the Criminal Procedure Code in respect of the offence;

(b)

when a person is charged with the offence after being arrested without a warrant under subsection (5) of that section

”;

(c)

after the entry relating to Guernsey, there shall be inserted the following–

“

Hong Kong
(a)

when a magistrate issues a warrant or summons;

(b)

when a person is charged with an offence;

(c)

when an indictment is preferred

”;

(d)

in the entry relating to the Isle of Man, for the words “section 13 of the Petty Sessions and Summary Jurisdiction Act 1927” there shall be substituted the words “section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act 1989”;

(e)

after the entry relating to the Isle of Man, there shall be inserted the following–

“

Italy
(a)

when a person is notified, in accordance with article 369 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure, that a prosecution against him is in progress;

(b)

when a proposal for the application of a preventative measure “misura di prevenzione”) is laid before a court

”; and

(f)

after the entry relating to Malaysia, there shall be inserted the following–

“

Montserrat
(a)

when a judge issues a summons or warrant in respect of an offence;

(b)

when a person is charged with an offence after being taken into custody without a warrant

Saudi Arabia when an information has been laid before a judicial authority

”.

Bahrain	when a bill of indictment is lodged in court against any person for an offence
Barbados	(a) when an information has been laid before a magistrate; (b) when a person is charged with an offence; (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred

Montserrat	(a) when a judge issues a summons or warrant in respect of an offence; (b) when a person is charged with an offence after being taken into custody without a warrant
Saudi Arabia	when an information has been laid before a judicial authority