Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order

The Government of the Virgin Islands issued this Order to establish a comprehensive framework for enforcing overseas forfeiture orders within its High Court. It authorizes the registration of external forfeiture orders from requesting countries, enabling local courts to issue restraint orders and appoint receivers to secure and manage assets pending final disposal. The legislation details evidentiary standards, procedural requirements for applications, and the conditions under which forfeited property is recovered and disposed of in accordance with international cooperation principles.

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VIRGIN ISLANDS CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) ACT Statutory Instruments Revised Edition showing the law as at 1 January 2020 This is a revised edition of the law, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act 2014. This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws— Page CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) (ENFORCEMENT OF OVERSEAS FORFEITURE ORDERS) ORDER 3 S.I. 44/2017 .. in force 21 July 2017

VIRGIN ISLANDS CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) ACT Statutory Instruments Revised Edition showing the law as at 1 January 2020 This is a revised edition of the law, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act 2014. This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws— Page CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) (ENFORCEMENT OF OVERSEAS FORFEITURE ORDERS) ORDER 3 S.I. 44/2017 .. in force 21 July 2017

Published in 2021 On the authority and on behalf of the Government of The Virgin Islands by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. For information contact— Attorney General’s Chambers Government of the Virgin Islands P.O. Box 242 Road Town Tortola, VG1110 British Virgin Islands Tel: (284) 468 - 2960 Email: agc@gov.vg Printed on the authority and on behalf of the Government of The Virgin Islands by The Regional Law Revision Centre Inc. P.O. Box 1626, 5 Mar Building, The Valley, AI-2640, Anguilla Authorised Printers for this Revised Edition

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 3 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) (ENFORCEMENT OF OVERSEAS FORFEITURE ORDERS) ORDER ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION

  1. Citation
  2. Interpretation
  3. External forfeiture orders
  4. Requests
  5. Restraint orders
  6. Application for restraint orders
  7. Disposal of forfeited property
  8. Exercise of powers by High Court or receiver
  9. Receiver: Supplementary provisions
  10. Registration of external forfeiture orders
  11. Proof of orders and judgement of court in a requesting country
  12. Evidence in relation to proceedings and orders in a requesting country
  13. Certificate of appropriate authority
  14. Representation of government of a requesting country
  15. (Omitted) SCHEDULE 1: Institution of Proceedings SCHEDULE 2: Requesting Countries - Drug Trafficking Offences SCHEDULE 3: Requesting Countries - Other Offences

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 5 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION) (ENFORCEMENT OF OVERSEAS FORFEITURE ORDERS) ORDER - SECTION 7 (S.I. 44/2017) Commencement [21 July 2017] Citation

  1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order. Interpretation
  2. (1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires— “a court of a requesting country” includes a court of any state or territory of a requesting country; “appropriate authority of a requesting country” means— (a) the authority specified opposite that country in Schedule 2 or as the case may be Schedule 3; or (b) where no authority is so specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority for the purposes of this Order; or (c) where there is no country specified and consequently no such authority specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority for the purposes of this Order; “drug trafficking offence” means any offence corresponding to or similar to— (a) an offence under section 6(1) or (2) or 7(2) of the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act; (b) an offence under section 21 of that Act; (c) an offence under any customs enactment in respect of the evasion of duty on the importation or exportation of prohibited or restricted goods; (d) an offence under section 10, 11 or 15 of the 1993 Act; (e) conspiracy to commit any of the offences in paragraphs (a) to (d); (f) attempting to commit any of those offences; (g) an offence of inciting another to commit any of those offences, whether under section 20 of the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act or at common law; and (h) aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any of those offences; “offence to which this Order applies” means a drug trafficking offence or any offence corresponding or similar to an indictable offence which Part III of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act applies; “police officer” includes a person authorised by the Commissioner of Customs;

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 6 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS “property” includes money and all other property, real or personal, heritable or moveable, including things in action and other intangible or incorporeal property; “requesting country” means a country or territory making a request under section 4; “the 1993 Act” means the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act. (2) This Order applies to property whether it is situated in the Territory or elsewhere. (3) The following provisions shall have effect for the interpretation of this Order— (a) property is held by any person if he holds any interest in it; (b) proceedings are instituted in a requesting country when— (i) under the law of the requesting country concerned one of the steps specified in relation to that country in the right-hand column of Schedule 1 has been taken there in respect of an alleged offence to which this order applies; (ii) where no steps have been specified in relation thereto as mentioned in paragraph (a), the defendant has been notified in writing in accordance with the laws of the requesting country that the competent authorities of that country have begun proceedings against him in respect of an offence; or (iii) an application has been made to a court in a requesting country for an external forfeiture order, and where the application of this paragraph would result in there being more than one time for the institution of proceedings, they shall be taken to have been instituted at the earliest of those items; (c) where a requesting country is not specified in Schedule I and consequently no steps are specified, proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted in that requesting country when the defendant has been notified in writing in accordance with the laws of the requesting country that the competent authorities of that country have begun proceedings against him in respect of an offence. (4) Proceedings are concluded— (a) when (disregarding any power of a court to grant leave to appeal out of time) there is no further possibility of a forfeiture order being made in the proceedings; (b) on the satisfaction of a forfeiture order made in the proceedings (whether by the recovery of all property liable to be recovered, or otherwise). (5) An order is subject to appeal until (disregarding any power of a court to grant leave to appeal out of time) there is no further possibility of an appeal on which the order could be varied or set aside. External forfeiture orders 3. (1) An order made by a court in a requesting country for the forfeiture and destruction or forfeiture and other disposal, of anything in respect of which an offence to

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 7 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] which this Order applies has been committed or which was used or intended for use in connection with the commission of such an offence is referred to in this Order as an “external forfeiture order”. (2) In subsection (1) the reference to an order includes any order, decree, direction or judgment, or any part thereof, however described. (3) A person against whom an external forfeiture order has been made, or a person against whom proceedings which may result in an external forfeiture order being made have been, or are to be, instituted in a court in a requesting country, is referred to as “the defendant”. Requests 4. (1) For the purposes of section 7 of the 1993 Act and for the purposes of the application of this Order— (a) to drug trafficking offences; (b) to any other offence to which this Order applies, the Attorney General shall comply with a request for assistance from the appropriate authority of requesting country, relating to any matter for which assistance may be requested or provided under the 1993 Act or this Order. (2) Schedules 2 and 3 shall have effect with respect to the specification of the appropriate authority in relation to each country specified in those Schedules. (3) Where a requesting country is not specified in Schedule 2 or 3, and consequently no such authority is specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority for the purposes of this Order shall be deemed to be the appropriate authority for that country. Restraint orders 5. (1) The High Court may in accordance with this subsection by an order (referred to in this Order as a “restraint order”) prohibit any person, subject to the conditions and exceptions that may be specified in the order, from dealing with any property liable to forfeiture, that is to say, any property in respect of which an order could be made in the proceedings referred to in subsections (2) or (3). (2) A restraint order may be made where— (a) proceedings have been instituted against the defendant in a requesting country; (b) the proceedings have not been concluded; and (c) either an external forfeiture order has been made in the proceedings or it appears to the High Court that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an external forfeiture order may be made in them. (3) A restraint order may also be made where— (a) it appears to the High Court that proceedings are to be instituted against the defendant in a requesting country; and (b) it appears to the court that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an external forfeiture order may be made in them.

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 8 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS (4) Where the court has made an order under subsection (1) by virtue of subsection (3), the court shall discharge the order if the proposed proceedings are not instituted within the time the court considers reasonable. (5) A restraint order— (a) may be made only on an application by or on behalf of the government of a requesting country or, in a case where an external forfeiture order has been registered under section 10 of this Order, by a crown prosecutor or a person authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner of Customs; (b) may be made on an ex parte application to a judge in chambers; and (c) notwithstanding anything in Order 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, may provide for service on or the provision of notice to, persons affected by the order in a manner the High Court may direct. (6) A restraint order— (a) may be discharged or varied in relation to any property; and (b) shall be discharged when the proceedings in relation to which the order was made are concluded. (7) An application for the discharge or variation of a restraint order may be made by any person affected by it. (8) Where the High Court has made a restraint order, the court may at any time appoint a receiver— (a) to take possession of any property specified in the restraint order; and (b) in accordance with the court’s directions, to manage or otherwise deal with any property in respect of which he is appointed, subject to the exceptions and conditions that may be specified by the court, and may require any person having possession of property in respect to which a receiver is appointed under this section to give possession of it to the receiver. (9) For the purposes of this section, dealing with property held by any person includes (without prejudice to the generality of the expression) removing the property from the Territory. (10) Where a restraint order has been made, a police officer may for the purpose of preventing any property specified in the restraint order being removed from the Territory seize the property. (11) Property seized under subsection (10) shall be dealt with in accordance with the directions of the court which made the order. Application for restraint orders 6. An application under section 5(5) shall be supported by an affidavit which shall— (a) state, where applicable, the grounds for believing that an external forfeiture order may be made in the proceedings instituted or to be instituted in the requesting country concerned;

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 9 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] (b) to the best of the deponent’s ability, give particulars of the property in respect of which the order is sought and specify the person or persons holding the property; and (c) in a case to which section 5(3) applies, indicate when it is intended that proceedings should be instituted in the requesting country concerned, and the affidavit may, unless the court otherwise directs, contain statements of information or belief with the sources and grounds thereof. Disposal of forfeited property 7. (1) Where an external forfeiture order has been registered in the High Court under section 10, the High Court may, on the application of a crown prosecutor or a person authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner of Customs, order the forfeiture of the property specified in the external forfeiture order. (2) Property forfeited under subsection (1) shall be disposed of in accordance with the court’s directions. (3) The court shall not in respect of any property exercise the powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2) unless a reasonable opportunity has been given for persons holding any interest in the property to make representations to the court. Exercise of powers by High Court or receiver 8. (1) This section applies to the powers conferred on the High Court by sections 5 and 7 or on a receiver appointed under section 5. (2) The powers shall be exercised with a view to recovering property which is liable to be recovered under an external forfeiture order registered in the High Court under section 10 or, as the case may be with a view to recovering property which may become liable to be recovered under any external forfeiture order which may be made in the defendant’s case. Receiver: Supplementary provisions 9. (1) Where a receiver appointed under section 5 takes any action— (a) in relation to property which is not liable to recovery under an external forfeiture order, being action which he would be entitled to take if it were that property; (b) believing, and having reasonable grounds for believing, that he is entitled to take that action in relation to that property, he shall not be liable to any person in respect of any loss or damage resulting from his action except in so far as the loss or damage is caused by his negligence. (2) Any amount due in respect of the remuneration and expenses of a receiver so appointed shall be paid by the person on whose application the receiver was appointed. Registration of external forfeiture orders 10. (1) On an application made by or on behalf of the government of a requesting country, the High Court may register an external forfeiture order made there if— (a) it is satisfied that at the time of registration the order is in force and not subject to appeal;

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 10 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS (b) it is satisfied, where the person against whom the order is made did not appear in the proceedings, that he received notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him to defend them; and (c) it is of the opinion that enforcing the order in the Territory would not be contrary to the interests of justice. (2) In subsection (1) “appeal” includes— (a) any proceedings by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment; and (b) an application for a new trial or stay of execution. (3) The High Court shall cancel the registration of an external forfeiture order if it appears to the court that the order has been satisfied by the forfeiture of the property liable to be recovered under the external forfeiture order or by any other means. Proof of orders and judgment court in a requesting country 11. (1) For the purposes of this Order— (a) any order made or judgment given by a court in a requesting country purporting to bear the seal of that court, or to be signed by any person in his capacity as a judge, magistrate or officer of the court, shall be deemed without further proof to have been duly sealed or, as the case may be, to have been signed by that person; and (b) a document, duly authenticated, which purports to be a copy of any order made or judgment given by a court in a requesting country shall be deemed without further proof to be a true copy. (2) A document purporting to be a copy of any order made or judgment given by a court in a requesting country is duly authenticated for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) if it purports to be certified by any person in his capacity as a judge, magistrate or officer of the court in question or by or on behalf of the appropriate authority of the requesting country. Evidence in relation to proceedings and orders in a requesting country 12. (1) For the purposes of this Order, a certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the appropriate authority of a requesting country stating— (a) that proceedings have been instituted and have not been concluded, or that proceedings are to be instituted, there; (b) in a case to which section 2(5)(b) applies, that the defendant has been notified as specified in that subsection; (c) that an external forfeiture order is in force and is not subject to appeal; (d) that property recoverable in the requesting country under an external forfeiture order remains unrecoverable there; (e) that any person has been notified of any proceedings in accordance with the law of the requesting country; or (f) that an order (however described) made by a court of the requesting country is for the forfeiture and destruction or the forfeiture and other disposal of anything in respect of which an offence to which this order applies has been committed or which was used or intended for use in

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 11 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] connection with the commission of such an offence, shall, in any proceedings in the High Court, be admissible as evidence of the facts so stated. (2) In those proceedings a statement contained in a document, duly authenticated, which purports to have been received in evidence or to be a copy of a document so received, or to set out or summarise evidence given in proceedings in a court in a requesting country, shall be admissible as evidence of any fact stated therein. (3) A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of subsection (2) if it purports to be certified by any person in his capacity as judge, magistrate or officer of the court in the requesting country, or by or on behalf of the appropriate authority of the requesting country, to have been received in evidence or to be a copy of a document so received, or, as the case may be, to be the original document containing or summarising the evidence or a true copy of that document. (4) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the admission of any evidence, whether contained in any document or otherwise, which is admissible apart from this section. Certificate of appropriate authority 13. Where in relation to any requesting country no authority is specified in Schedule 2, a certificate made by the Governor to the effect that the authority specified therein is the appropriate authority for the purposes of this Order shall be sufficient evidence of that fact. Representation of government of requesting country 14. A request for assistance sent to the Governor by the appropriate authority of a requesting country shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to constitute the authority of the government of that country for the crown prosecution service or the Commissioner of Customs to act on its behalf in any proceedings in the High Court under section 10 or any other provision of this Order. 15. (Omitted)


SCHEDULE 1 (Section 2(3)) INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS NB: With respect to a requesting country not specified in this Schedule and consequently no steps are specified, proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted in that requesting country when the defendant has been notified in writing in accordance with the laws of the requesting country that the competent authorities of that country have begun proceedings against him in respect of an offence. Requesting country Point at which proceedings are instituted Anguilla (a) when a summons or warrant is issued in respect of an offence; (b) when a person is charged with an offence after being taken into custody without a warrant;

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 12 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred Argentina when a judge has ordered that a person be detained for the purpose of testifying in connection with the commission of an offence Australia (a) when an information has been laid before a justice of the peace; (b) when a person is charged with an offence after having been taken into custody without a warrant; (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred The Bahamas (a) when an information has been laid before a justice of the peace; (b) when a person is charged with an offence after having been taken into custody without a warrant; (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred 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 Bermuda when an information is laid charging a person with an offence 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; or (b) when a person is charged with the offence after being arrested without a warrant under subsection (5) of that section Ecuador when a writ is issued by a judge initiating criminal proceedings Germany when a person is notified that he is accused of an offence and will be brought before a court Gibraltar when a person is charged with an offence, whether by the laying of an information or otherwise Guernsey when a person is charged with an offence Guyana when a charge has been laid against a person for an offence 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 India (a) when information relating to commission of any crime is received by any law enforcement agency empowered to investigate such crime under the law for the time being in force and laid before a court of law; (b) when any allegation is made orally or in writing to a court of law that a person has committed an offence; (c) when a person is charged with an offence; (d) when any investigation or inquiry into the commission of any offence is directed by a court of law Isle of Man (a) where a justice of the peace issues a summons under section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act 1980, when the complaint in relation to the offence is made to him; (b) where a justice of the peace issues a warrant for the

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 13 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] arrest of any person under that section, when the complaint in relation to the offence is made to him; (c) where a person is charged with the offence after being taken into custody without a warrant, when he is taken into custody; (d) where an information is preferred by the Attorney General in a case where there have been no committal proceedings, when the information is lodged in the General Registry in accordance with section 4(1) of the Criminal Code Amendment Act, 1917 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 preven-zione”) is laid before a court Jersey (a) when the Bailiff issues a warrant in respect of an offence for the arrest of a person who is out of the island; (b) when a person is arrested and charged with an offence; (c) when a summons in respect of an offence is served on a person at the instance of the Attorney General; Jersey continued (d) when a summons in respect of the offence is served on a person in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Police Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law, 1949 Malaysia when a person is charged with an offence 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 Netherlands (a) when a pre-trial financial investigation has been initiated; (b) when the provisional measure has been ordered by an investigating magistrate; (c) when a public prosecutor has requested a pre-trial criminal investigation by an investigating magistrate to be instituted; (d) when a public prosecutor has laid an indictment Panama when a person has been charged with an offence Saudi Arabia when an information has been laid before a judicial authority South Africa (a) when a summons is issued in respect of an offence; (b) when a person is charged with an offence; (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred Spain when by virtue of a judicial resolution it is decided to proceed against a person for an offence Sweden when a public prosecutor has established that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has committed an offence and accordingly is obliged under the Code of Judicial Procedure to notify the person of the suspicion Switzerland when proceedings for an offence are brought before an

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 14 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS examining magistrate United Kingdom (a) when an information is laid before a justice of the peace; (b) when a person is charged with an offence; (c) when a bill of indictment is preferred; (d) when a petition warrant is granted United Mexican States when criminal proceedings are instituted by a judicial authority United States of America when an indictment, information or complaint has been filed against a person in respect of an offence Uruguay When criminal proceedings are instituted by a judicial authority


LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 15 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] SCHEDULE 2 (Section 4) REQUESTING COUNTRIES - DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES NB: Where a requesting country is not specified in this Schedule and consequently no appropriate authority is specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority for the purposes of this Order shall be deemed to be the appropriate authority for that country. Requesting country Appropriate authority Afghanistan Algeria Anguilla the Attorney General of Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armenia Australia the Attorney General’s Department Azerbaijan The Bahamas the Attorney General of the Bahamas Bahrain the Ministry of the Interior Bangladesh Barbados the Attorney General Belarus Bermuda the Attorney General of Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 16 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Burma Burundi Cameroon Canada the Minister of Justice or officials requesting by that Minister Cayman Islands the Attorney General of the Cayman Islands Chad Chile China Colombia the Fiscalia General de la Nacion Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Consejo Nacional de Control de Sustancias Estupefacientes y Psicotropicas (CONSEP) Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Germany Ghana Gibraltar the Attorney General of Gibraltar

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 17 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] Greece Grenada Guatemala Guernsey Her Majesty’s Attorney General for the Bailiwick of Guernsey Guinea Guyana the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs Honduras Hong Kong the Attorney General of Hong Kong India the Ministry of Home Affairs Iran Isle of Man Her Majesty’s Attorney General for the Isle of Man Italy the Ministry of Justice Ivory Coast Japan Jersey Her Majesty’s Attorney General for the Bailiwick of Jersey Jordan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lesotho Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malaysia the Inspector General of Police, Malaysia Mauritania

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 18 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Moldova Monaco Montserrat the Attorney General of Montserrat Morocco Myanmar Nepal Netherlands Afdeling International Rechtahulp Nicaragua Niger Nigeria the Attorney General of the Federation of the Republic of Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama the Ministry of Government and Justice Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Qatar Romania The Russian Federation St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saudi Arabia the Ministry of the Interior Senegal Seychelles

LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 19 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 [Statutory Instrument] Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia South Africa the Department of Foreign Affairs Spain the Ministerio de Justicia, Madrid Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Switzerland Office federal de la police Syria Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom the Home Office United Mexican the Office of the Attorney General States United States the Attorney General of the of America United States of America Uruguay the Ministry of Education and Culture Uzbekistan Venezuela Yugoslavia

Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) 20 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order [Statutory Instrument] Revision Date: 1 Jan 2020 LAW OF VIRGIN ISLANDS Zambia Zimbabwe


SCHEDULE 3 (Section 4) NB: Where a requesting country is not specified in this Schedule and consequently no appropriate authority is specified, the authority appearing to the court to be the appropriate authority for the purposes of this Order shall be deemed to be the appropriate authority for that country. REQUESTING COUNTRIES – OTHER OFFENCES Requesting country Appropriate authority Bulgaria Canada the Minister of Justice or officials requesting by that Minister India the Minister of Home Affairs Isle of Man Her Majesty’s Attorney General for the Isle of Man Italy the Ministry of Justice Netherlands Afdeling Internationale Rechtsulp Nigeria the Attorney General of the Federation of Republic of Nigeria Sweden the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Switzerland Office federal de la police United Kingdom the Home Office United States the Attorney General of the of America United States of America