Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023
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Amendment of Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 | ||
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54. The Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 1— | ||
(i) in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“‘EPPO’ means the European Public Prosecutor’s Office established under Article 3 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 20175 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2153 of 14 October 20206 ;”, | ||
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(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A) This Act shall apply and has effect, subject to the following and any other necessary modifications— | ||
(a) as if a reference to a competent authority included a reference to EPPO, and | ||
(b) as if a reference to another Member State or other such States included a reference to a relevant EPPO member state (within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 ).”, | ||
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(b) in section 9(1)— | ||
(i) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “European Communities,” for “European Communities, or”, | ||
(ii) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “Act 2008, or” for “Act 2008,”, and | ||
(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d): | ||
“(e) one or more officers designated by EPPO.”. | ||