LegalizeThe Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017
Made: 5th July 2017
Laid before Parliament: 10th July 2017
Coming into force: 31st July 2017
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PART 1 — General
Citation, commencement and extent
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General Interpretation
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Transitional provisions
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Consequential amendments
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PART 2 — Making or validating a European investigation order in the United Kingdom
CHAPTER 1 — General
Interpretation
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Power of a judicial authority to make a European investigation order
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Power of a designated public prosecutor to make or validate a European investigation order
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Form and content of a European investigation order
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Transmission of a European investigation order
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Variation or revocation of a European investigation order
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Meaning of “under the same conditions in a similar domestic case”
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Use of evidence obtained under this Part
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CHAPTER 2 — Additional requirements for certain investigative measures
Interpretation and relationship to Chapter 1
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Hearing a person by videoconference or telephone
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Banking and other financial information
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Investigative measures requiring the gathering of evidence in real time, continuously and over a certain period of time
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Covert investigations
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Provisional measures
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Interception of telecommunications where technical assistance is needed
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CHAPTER 3 — Making a European investigation order for the temporary transfer of a prisoner
Temporary transfer of UK prisoner to a participating State for the purpose of UK investigation
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Temporary transfer of EU prisoner to the UK for the purpose of UK investigation or proceedings
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European investigation order for the temporary transfer of a prisoner
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Restrictions on prosecution and detention for other matters
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Time spent by UK prisoner in custody overseas
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PART 3 — Recognition and execution in the United Kingdom of a European investigation order made in a participating State
CHAPTER 1 — General
Interpretation
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CHAPTER 2 — General provisions relating to the recognition and execution of a European investigation order
Recognition of a European investigation order
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Sufficiency of information
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Grounds for refusal of recognition or execution
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Postponement of recognition or execution
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Time limits for recognition and execution
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Transfer of evidence to the issuing State
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European investigation orders relating to HMRC matters
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European investigation orders relating to customs matters
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Request by an authority of the issuing State to assist in the execution of a European investigation order
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CHAPTER 3 — Execution of a European investigation order relating to witness evidence and hearings
Nominating a court to receive evidence from a person
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Hearing a person through videoconference or other audio visual transmission
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Hearing a person by telephone conference
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CHAPTER 4 — Execution of a European investigation order by means of a search warrant etc.
Search warrants and production orders: nominating a court
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Search warrants and production orders: giving effect to the European investigation order
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Evidence seized under a search warrant or production order
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Power to revoke or vary a search warrant or production order or to authorise the release of evidence seized or produced
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CHAPTER 5 — Execution of a European investigation order by means of a customer information order or an account monitoring order
Interpretation
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Nominating a court to make a customer information order or an account monitoring order
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Court’s power to make a customer information order
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Court’s power to make an account monitoring order
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Grounds for refusing to make a customer information order or an account monitoring order
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Postponement
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Power to vary or revoke customer information and account monitoring orders
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Offences in relation to customer information orders
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Offence of disclosure
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CHAPTER 6 — Referral to an executing authority for assistance in execution of a European investigation order
Referral to executing authorities
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Lord Advocate’s direction in relation to serious or complex fraud
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CHAPTER 7 — Recognition and execution of a European investigation order for the temporary transfer of a prisoner
Temporary transfer of prisoners
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Temporary transfer of UK prisoner to issuing State for the purpose of issuing State’s investigation or proceedings
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Temporary transfer of EU prisoner to UK for the purpose of issuing State’s investigation
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Restrictions on prosecution and detention for other matters
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Time spent by UK prisoner in custody overseas
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PART 4 — Miscellaneous
Interception of telecommunications where no technical assistance is needed
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Designation of the Directive for the purposes of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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UK authority’s duty to reimburse participating State for compensation paid
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Rules of court
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SCHEDULE 1 — Designated prosecutors, investigating authorities and executing authorities
PART 1 — Designated public prosecutors
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PART 2 — Other designated prosecutors
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PART 3 — Designated investigating authorities
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PART 4 — Designated executing authorities
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SCHEDULE 2 — Participating States
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SCHEDULE 3 — Consequential amendments
PART 1 — Amendments to Acts
Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1987
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Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
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Amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
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Amendment of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
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Amendment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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Amendment of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
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Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
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Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
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Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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PART 2 — Amendments to subordinate legislation
Amendment of the Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
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Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2009
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Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) Order 2009
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Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2009
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Amendment of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2010
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SCHEDULE 4 — General grounds for refusal
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SCHEDULE 5 — Receiving evidence before a nominated court
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SCHEDULE 6 — Hearing a person by video-link or telephone conference
PART 1 — Hearing by video-link
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PART 2 — Hearing by telephone conference
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Signed
Nick Hurd — Minister of State — Home Office — 5th July 2017
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
[^f00002]: S.I. 2012/2752. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under European Union law in relation to certain matters by virtue of section 53 of that Act, these functions continue to be exercisable by the Secretary of State as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
[^f00003]: 2016 c. 25.
[^f00004]: 1990 c. 5.
[^f00005]: 2003 c. 32.
[^f00006]: 2002 c. 29; Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 9 were substituted by S.I. 2007/3287 and then amended by S.I. 2011/99, 2011/2701, 2012/1534, 2012/2299, 2013/3155, 2015/575 and 2016/680.
[^f00007]: OJ No L 130, 1.5.2014, p1.
[^f00008]: 1984 c. 47.
[^f00009]: 1952 c. 52.
[^f00010]: 1953 c. 18 (N.I.).
[^f00011]: S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9).
[^f00012]: 1978 c. 30.
[^f00013]: Section 5 was amended by paragraph 87 of Schedule 13 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).
[^f00014]: 1971 c. 77.
[^f00015]: 1984 c. 60.
[^f00016]: S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12).
[^f00017]: 2001 c. 16.
[^f00018]: 2009 c. 11; section 7 was amended by paragraph 49 in Part 1, and paragraph 58 in Part 2, of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2012 (c. 14).
[^f00019]: 1996 c. 16; section 88 was amended by sections 102 and 103 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) and by paragraph 42 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13). There are other amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
[^f00020]: Section 89 was amended by section 104 of the Police Reform Act 2002. There are other amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
[^f00021]: 1998 c. 32; section 29 was amended by section 102 of the Police Reform Act 2002 and by paragraph 32 of Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32). There are other amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
[^f00022]: 2012 asp 8.
[^f00023]: 2013 c. 22.
[^f00024]: 1911 c. 6; section 1 was amended by section 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58) and by sections 32 and 171 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 8 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33). There are other amendments, extensions and applications not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.
[^f00025]: S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19).
[^f00026]: 1995 c. 39; section 45 was amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48).
[^f00027]: 1998 c. 42.
[^f00028]: Section 21 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44).
[^f00029]: 2001 c. 16.
[^f00030]: 1995 c. 39; section 27 was amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 5 to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.
[^f00031]: 1987 c. 38; section 2 was amended by section 143 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), by section 164(2) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33) and by paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.
[^f00032]: 1988 c. 33.
[^f00033]: Paragraph 6 of Schedule 13 was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.
[^f00034]: 1995 c. 46.
[^f00035]: Section 272 was amended by section 35(4) of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) 2007 asp 6.
[^f00036]: Section 273 was amended by section 91(2) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 asp 13.
[^f00037]: 1995 c. 39.
[^f00038]: Section 27 was amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 5 to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.
[^f00039]: 2000 c. 23.
[^f00040]: 2001 c. 16.
[^f00041]: 2003 c. 44.
[^f00042]: S.I. 2004/1501 (N.I. 10).
[^f00043]: S.I. 2009/613.
[^f00044]: S.S.I. 2009/106.
[^f00045]: S.S.I. 2009/441.
[^f00046]: S.I. 2010/36.
[^f00047]: 1995 c. 46; section 156 was substituted by section 16 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007.
[^f00048]: 1879 c. 11.
Editorial notes
[^key-c8a9b636ec948e661aadb0a68b3eb952]: Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 74 (with regs. 83-86) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1408, regs. 1, 27, 28); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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