The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/282
• Sections: 4

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 16th March 1999.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales only.

(3) In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1991 .

Section 2

There shall be inserted in Schedule 1 to the principal Order, at the appropriate places in alphabetical order, the entries for those countries specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 3

In the Appendix set out at the end of paragraph 21(i) of Schedule 2 to the principal Order (institution of proceedings) there shall be inserted after the entry for Thailand the following entry–

(a) when an information or complaint is laid before the magistrate;

(b) when a person is charged with an offence;

(c) when a bill of indictment is preferred;

(d) when a warrant of arrest is executed against a person.

Section 4

A like amendment to that in article 3 above shall be made to the Appendix to section 102 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 as set out in Schedule 3 to the principal Order.