Regulatory Alerts2023-03-21
Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) Act 2023
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands enacted this amendment to strengthen confidentiality and feedback protocols for international legal assistance. The revised sections require the Attorney General and Governor to securely maintain outgoing letters of request and incoming assistance requests, while mandating timely feedback on the utility of exchanged materials. Furthermore, Section 11 creates a specific offence for manufacturing, possessing, or supplying scheduled substances known or suspected to be used in unlawful controlled drug production, with the Act commencing upon a date appointed by gubernatorial proclamation.
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