Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999 (Cth)

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999 Statutory Rules 1999 No. 310

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987. Dated 8 December 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

AMANDA VANSTONE Minister for Justice and Customs

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 3101

made under the

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

Contents

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1 Name of Regulations 2 Commencement 3 Application of Act 4 Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations — repeal

Schedule 1 Mutual assistance agreement

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 10 May 2000.

3 Application of Act

The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 applies to the United Kingdom subject to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Investigation, Restraint and Confiscation of the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime, done at Canberra on 6 February 1997, a copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1.

4 Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations — repeal

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2 is repealed.

Schedule 1 Mutual assistance agreement (regulation 3)

AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION,

RESTRAINT AND CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS

AND INSTRUMENTS OF CRIME