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SCHEDULE 1 COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES TO WHICH MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE GIVEN BY THE AUTHORITY SCHEDULE 2 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ENDNOTES Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) CRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION) ACT (2025 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Definitions and interpretation 2. (1) In this Act \u2014 \u201cArticle \u201d means an article of the Convention; \u201cAuthority\u201d means the Central Authority designated under section 4; \u201cConvention\u201d means the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances set out in Schedule 2; \u201ccourt\u201d means the Grand Court; \u201claw corresponding to this Act\u201d means a law of a requesting Party which provides for legal assistance in criminal matters to foreign states and pursuant to which assistance of the kind sought under this Act could be similarly obtained; \u201cParty\u201d \u2014 (a) other than in the Convention, means a country or territory specified in Schedule 1; and (b) in the Convention, means a party to the Convention; Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) \u201crequest\u201d means a request for mutual legal assistance made by one Party to another Party in accordance with section 5; and \u201crequesting Party\u201d means a Party who makes a request to the Authority for assistance under this Act. (2) In this Act, references to an offence to which this Act applies are references to \u2014 (a) any offence under the laws of the Islands; and (b) conduct which would constitute an offence if it had occurred in the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Purposes of mutual legal assistance 3. Mutual legal assistance in offences to which this Act applies may be requested for any of the following purposes \u2014 (a) taking evidence or statements from persons; (b) effecting service of judicial documents; (c) executing searches and seizures; (d) examining objects and sites; (e) providing information and items of evidence; (f) providing originals or certified copies of relevant documents and records, including bank, financial, corporate or business records; (g) identifying or tracing proceeds, property, instruments or such other things for the purposes of evidence; (h) immobilising criminally obtained assets; (i) assisting in proceedings related to forfeiture and restitution; and (j) facilitating the voluntary transfer of witnesses.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Central Authority 4. For the purposes of Article 7(8) and this Act, the Central Authority shall be the Director of Public Prosecutions who shall exercise their functions under the Convention and this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Contents of request 5. (1) The Authority shall make or accept requests in writing. (2) A request shall contain \u2014 (a) the identity of the Party making the request; (b) the subject matter and nature of the investigation, prosecution or proceeding to which the request relates; (c) the name and the functions of the persons conducting such investigation, prosecution or proceeding; Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) (d) a summary of all relevant facts respecting the request, except in respect of requests for the purpose of service of judicial documents; (e) a description of the assistance sought and details of any particular procedure the requesting Party requires to be followed; (f) where possible, the identity, location and nationality of any person concerned; and (g) the purpose for which the evidence, information or action is sought. (3) To the extent necessary and possible, a request shall also include \u2014 (a) the identity and location of a person to be served, that person\u2019s relationship to the proceedings and the manner in which service is to be made; (b) a precise description of the place or person to be searched and of the articles to be seized; (c) a description of the manner in which any testimony or statement is to be taken and recorded; (d) a list of questions to be posed to a witness; (e) a description of any particular procedure to be followed in executing the request; (f) information as to the allowances and expenses to which a person asked to appear in the territory of a Party will be entitled; and (g) any other information which may be brought to the attention of the Authority to facilitate its execution of the request. (4) The Authority may request such additional information from the requesting Party as may be necessary to assist the Authority in complying with the request and in conforming with any law in the Islands. (5) The Authority shall only accept requests made in English.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Use of requested information by Authority 6. (1) The requesting Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the Authority, transmit or use information or evidence provided by the Authority for investigations, prosecutions or proceedings other than those stated in the request. (2) Before the Authority gives consent under subsection (1), it shall apply to the court which ordered the production of the information or evidence for directions.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Confidentiality of Authority 7. Where a requesting Party requires the Authority to keep confidential the fact and substance of a request made to the Authority and the Authority cannot legally comply with such requirement for confidentiality, it shall so inform the requesting Party. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Refusal of mutual legal assistance 8. (1) The Authority may refuse to comply with a request \u2014 (a) if the request is not made in conformity with section 5; (b) if the request does not establish that there are reasonable grounds for believing \u2014 (i) that the criminal offence specified in the request has been committed; and (ii) that the information sought relates to the offence and is located in the Islands; (c) if the Authority is of the opinion that the request is likely to prejudice the security, public order or other essential interests of the Islands; (d) if the authorities in the Islands would be prohibited by any law of the Islands from carrying out the action requested with regard to any similar offence in the Islands; (e) if it is contrary to the laws of the Islands to grant mutual legal assistance in the circumstances to which a request relates; or (f) if the Authority is of the opinion that the requesting Party would not render assistance to the Authority in accordance with the Convention or under a law corresponding to this Act. (2) Where the Authority refuses to comply with a request on any of the grounds specified in subsection (1) it shall so inform the requesting Party in writing and state the grounds for the refusal.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Postponement of assistance 9. (1) The Authority may postpone giving assistance pursuant to a request where such assistance would interfere in an investigation, prosecution or other proceeding in the Islands. (2) Where the Authority postpones assistance in accordance with subsection (1), it shall consult with the requesting Party to determine if the requesting Party will accept assistance subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority deems necessary.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Powers ancillary to the execution of a request 10. (1) Subject to sections 8 and 9 \u2014 (a) upon receipt of a request relating to the Convention, the Authority shall execute the request in accordance with Article 7; and (b) upon receipt of any other request, the Authority may execute the request in accordance with this Act. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) (2) Where the execution of a request would require a person to testify before a court, the Authority shall apply to the court to receive such testimony to which the request relates as appears to the court to be appropriate for the purpose of giving effect to the request. (3) A court may, in pursuance of an application made under subsection (2), issue a subpoena and take evidence on oath. (4) A person shall not be compelled in any proceedings under this section to give evidence which that person could not be compelled to give in criminal proceedings in the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Production of material relevant to a request 11. (1) Where, pursuant to a request, the Authority considers it necessary to obtain material from any person it shall direct a constable to apply to the Grand Court for an order to produce such material. (2) If, on an application under subsection (1), the court is satisfied that the conditions in subsection (4) are fulfilled, it may make an order that the person who appears to it to be in possession of the material to which the application relates shall \u2014 (a) produce it to the constable to take away; or (b) give a constable access to it, within such period as the order may specify. (3) The period to be specified in an order under subsection (2) shall be seven days, unless it appears to the court that a longer or shorter period would be appropriate in the particular circumstances of the application. (4) The conditions referred to in subsection (2) are that there are reasonable grounds for \u2014 (a) suspecting that a specified person has carried on or has benefited from an offence to which this Act applies; (b) suspecting that the material to which the application relates \u2014 (i) is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the request for the purpose of which the application is made; and (ii) does not consist of or include items subject to legal privilege; and (c) believing that it is in the public interest, having regard to \u2014 (i) the benefit likely to accrue to the request if the material is obtained; and (ii) the circumstances under which the person in possession of the material holds it, that the material should be produced or that access to it should be given. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) (5) Where the court makes an order under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in relation to material on any premises it may, on the application of a constable, order any person who appears to it to be entitled to grant entry to the premises to allow a constable to enter the premises to obtain access to the material. (6) The Rules Committee of the Grand Court may make rules governing the procedure in relation to \u2014 (a) applications for the grant, discharge and variation of orders under this Act; and (b) proceedings relating to such orders. (7) Where the material to which an application under this section relates consists of information contained in a computer \u2014 (a) an order under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) shall have effect as an order to produce the material in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it is visible and legible; and (b) an order under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) shall have effect as an order to give access to the material in a form in which it is visible and legible. (8) An order under subsection (2) \u2014 (a) shall not confer any right to production of, or access to, items subject to legal privilege; and (b) shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of information whether imposed by the Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016], any other law or the common law. (9) Where, pursuant to a request, an order under subsection (2) has been made or has been applied for, and has not been refused, or a warrant under section 12 has been issued, a person who, knowing or suspecting that a request has been made, or that an investigation into any matter to which a request is made is taking place, makes any disclosure which is likely to prejudice the request or the investigation to which the request may relate, commits an offence and  is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for five years. (10) In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section, it is a defence to prove \u2014 (a) that that person did not know or believe that the disclosure was likely to prejudice the investigation; or (b) that that person had lawful authority or reasonable excuse for making the disclosure. (11) Any documents or other written information seized under an order by virtue of this section shall be brought immediately to the Authority to be dealt with according to the Law or the Convention. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Authority for a search pursuant to a request 12. (1) Where, pursuant to a request, the Authority considers it necessary to enter and search any premises, the Authority shall direct a constable to apply to the Grand Court for a warrant in relation to specified premises. (2) On an application made under subsection (1), the court may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search premises if it is satisfied that \u2014 (a) an order made under section 11(2) in relation to material on the premises has not been complied with; (b) the conditions in subsection (3) are fulfilled; or (c) the conditions in subsection (4) are fulfilled. (3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) are that \u2014 (a) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a specified person has carried on or has benefited from an offence to which this Act applies; (b) the conditions in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 11(4) are fulfilled in relation to any material on the premises; and (c) it would not be appropriate to make an order under section 11 in relation to the material because \u2014 (i) it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to produce the material; (ii) it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant access to the material or entitled to grant entry to the premises on which the material is situated; or (iii) the investigation for the purposes of which the application is made might be seriously prejudiced unless a constable could secure immediate access to the material. (4) The conditions referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) are that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that \u2014 (a) a specific person has carried on or has benefited from an offence to which this Act applies; (b) there is on the premises material relating to the specified person or to an offence to which this Act applies which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the request for the purpose of which the application is made, but that the material cannot at the time be particularised; and (i) it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant entry to the premises; (ii) entry to the premises will not be granted unless a warrant is produced; or Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) (iii) the request for the purpose of which the application is made might be seriously prejudiced unless a constable arriving at the premises could secure immediate entry to them. (5) Where a constable has entered premises in the execution of a warrant under this section, that constable may seize and retain any material, other than items subject to legal privilege, which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purposes of which the warrant was issued. (6) Any documents or other written information seized under an order by virtue of this section shall be brought immediately to the Authority to be dealt with according to the Law or the Convention.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Authentication of official documents 13. The Authority or any person designated by the Authority in writing may authenticate any official documents or records of the Islands which are required in accordance with this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Protection of persons appearing in response to a request 14. (1) Any person who enters the Islands in response to a request made by the Authority for the appearance of that person in accordance with Article 7(18) or under a law corresponding to this Act shall not be subject, while in the Islands, to service of any process or subjected to any restriction of that person\u2019s personal liberty by reason of any act or conviction in the Islands prior to that person\u2019s departure from the territory of the requested Party. (2) Subsection (1) shall cease to apply ten days after that person has been notified in writing by the Authority that that person\u2019s presence is no longer required in the Islands or, if that person has earlier left the Islands, that that person is not required by the Authority to return for the purposes of a request. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), notification in writing shall be deemed to have been given to a person three days after the dispatch by post to that person of such notification to that person\u2019s last known address.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Protection of persons disclosing confidential information 15. (1) A person who divulges any confidential information or gives any testimony in conformity with a request shall not be considered to commit an offence under the Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016] by reason only of such disclosure or the giving of such testimony. (2) Any disclosure or testimony to which subsection (1) refers shall be deemed not to be a breach of any confidential relationship between that person and any other person, and no civil claim or action shall lie against the person making such Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) disclosure or giving such testimony or against such person\u2019s principal or employer by reason of such disclosure or testimony.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Restriction of application of laws 16. Section 4 of the Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016] shall not apply to confidential information given by any person on the directions of the court given in pursuance of a request.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Transfer of persons in custody to or from the territory of the other Party 17. (1) A person who is in lawful custody in the Islands may be transferred to the territory of any Party in response to a request by that Party for that person\u2019s presence as a witness if that person and the Authority consent to such a transfer. (2) A person transferred under subsection (1) shall be considered to be in lawful custody during such transfer and during the period in which that person is in the territory of the requesting Party and such time shall count as if that person had been in custody in the Islands. (3) A person who is in lawful custody in a territory of any Party and who is transferred to the Islands upon a request by the Authority shall be considered to be in lawful custody during such transfer and during the period in which that person is in the Islands. (4) Any person who is transferred under this section may be released from custody upon such conditions as to bail or otherwise as may be agreed in writing between the Parties and may be released no later than the date on which that person would have been released if that person had not been so transferred.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Confidentiality with regard to a request 18. (1) Where a request and a court order issued pursuant to that request specify that the request be kept confidential, no person who is \u2014 (a) notified of a request; or (b) required to take any action, produce any documents or supply any information in response to or in relation to any matters to which a request relates, shall disclose the fact of the receipt of such a request or any particulars required or documents produced pursuant to the request except to that person\u2019s attorneyat-law and such other persons as the Authority may authorise, for a period of ninety days from the date of the receipt of the request or such further period determined by the Authority. (2) This section shall be binding on the attorney-at-law of any person to whom subsection (1) applies. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Forfeiture or confiscation of criminally acquired assets 19. The Authority may, where it has assisted a requesting Party, enter into an arrangement with the requesting Party respecting the sharing of confiscated or forfeited assets between the Government of the Islands and the requesting Party.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Service of notices and documents 20. For the purposes of this Act and subject to section 14(3), the service of any document shall be sufficient if delivered by hand or posted by registered post to the registered or other office of the addressee and an affidavit testimony of delivery of the notice or document by hand or supporting the registration certificate shall be deemed sufficient proof of such service.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Enforcement 21. A person who, contrary to section 18, informs any person other than that person\u2019s attorney-at-law, of the fact of the issue of a request or of any communication relevant to the matter to which the request relates, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Return of documents and articles 22. The requesting Party shall return any documents or articles furnished to it in the execution of a request under this Act as soon as reasonably practicable unless the Authority waives the return of the documents and articles.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Conflict of laws 23. (1) This Act does not derogate from the provisions of \u2014 (a) the Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016]; (b) the Mutual Legal Assistance (United States of America) Act (2015 Revision); (c) the Proceeds of Crime Act (2024 Revision); (d) the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) (Cayman Islands) Order 1978; or (e) any other law enabling international cooperation in criminal matters. (2) This Act does not apply to a request for the exchange of information made pursuant to a law or an agreement which has legal effect in the Islands and which enables international cooperation in taxation matters. (3) Where there is any inconsistency between this Act and the Convention, this Act shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. (4) In subsection (2) \u2014 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) \u201ctaxation matters\u201d means matters relating to the collection, calculation or assessment of a tax or matters incidental thereto.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Application of certain provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 24. (1) Where a request has been made for the purpose of \u2014 (a) identifying or tracing proceeds, property, instruments or such other things for the purposes of evidence; (b) immobilising criminally obtained assets; or (c) assisting in proceedings related to forfeiture and restitution, the provisions of sections 32 to 38, and Schedule 5 to the Proceeds of Crime Act (2025 Revision) shall mutatis mutandis apply, except that \u2014 (i) any reference in those provisions to a designated country shall be construed as a reference to a country or territory specified in Schedule 1 of this Act; and (ii) any reference in those provisions to the institution of proceedings shall be disregarded. (2) For the purposes of this Act, the powers of the Grand Court under paragraphs 6(1) and 7(a) of Schedule 5 to the Proceeds of Crime Act (2025 Revision) are exercisable where either an external confiscation order has been made or it appears to the Grand Court that there are reasonable grounds for thinking that such an order may be made.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of Schedule 1 25. The Cabinet may, by order, amend Schedule 1. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 (section 2) COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES TO WHICH MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE GIVEN BY THE AUTHORITY Afghanistan Algeria Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia European Community Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada SCHEDULE 1 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic) Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Estonia Republic of Kazakhstan Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 1 Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Socialist Republic of Vietnam Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom (and the overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands) United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Yemen Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES Adopted in Vienna, on 19 December 1988 The Parties to the Convention, Deeply concerned by the magnitude of and rising trend in the illicit production of, demand for and traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which pose a serious threat to the health and welfare of human beings and adversely affect the economic, cultural and political foundations of society, Deeply concerned also by the steadily increasing inroads into various social groups made by illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and particularly by the fact that children are used in many parts of the world as an illicit drug consumers market and for purposes of illicit production, distribution and trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which entails a danger of incalculable gravity, Recognising the links between illicit traffic and other related organised criminal activities which undermine the legitimate economies and threaten the stability, security and sovereignty of the States, Recognising also that illicit traffic is an international criminal activity, the suppression of which demands urgent attention and the highest priority, Aware that illicit traffic generates large financial profits and wealth enabling transnational criminal organisations to penetrate, contaminate and corrupt the structures of government, legitimate, commercial and financial business, and society at all its levels, Determined to deprive persons engaged in illicit traffic of the proceeds of their criminal activities and thereby eliminate their main incentive for so doing, Desiring to eliminate the root causes of the problem of abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including the illicit demand for such drugs and substances and the enormous profits derived from illicit traffic, Considering that measures are necessary to monitor certain substances, including precursors, chemicals and solvents, which are used in the manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, the ready availability of which has led to an increase in the clandestine manufacture of such drugs and substances, Determined to improve international co-operation in the suppression of illicit traffic by sea, Recognising that eradication of illicit traffic is a collective responsibility of all States and that, to that end, co-ordinated action within the framework of international co-operation is necessary, Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Acknowledging the competence of the United Nations in the field of control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and desirous that the international organs concerned with such control should be within the framework of that Organisation, Reaffirming the guiding principles of existing treaties in the field of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and the system of control which they embody, Recognising the need to reinforce and supplement the measures provided in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, that Convention as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, in order to counter the magnitude and extent of illicit traffic and its grave consequences, Recognising also the importance of strengthening and enhancing effective legal means for international co-operation in criminal matters for suppressing the international criminal activities of illicit traffic, Desiring to conclude a comprehensive, effective and operative international convention that is directed specifically against illicit traffic and that considers the various aspects of the problem as a whole, in particular those aspects not envisaged in the existing treaties in the field of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, Hereby agree as follows: Article 1 DEFINITIONS Except where otherwise expressly indicated or where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Convention: (a) \u201cBoard\u201d means the International Narcotics Control Board established by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and that Convention as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; (b) \u201cCannabis plant\u201d means any plant of the genus Cannabis; (c) \u201cCoca bush\u201d means the plant of any species of the genus Erythroxylon; (d) \u201cCommercial carrier\u201d means any person or any public, private or other entity engaged in transporting persons, goods or mails for remuneration, hire, or any other benefit; (e) \u201cCommission\u201d means the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; (f) \u201cConfiscation\u201d, which includes forfeiture where applicable, means the permanent deprivation of property by order of a court or other competent authority; (g) \u201cControlled delivery\u201d means the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignments of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, substances in Table I and Table SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) II annexed to this Convention, or substances substituted for them, to pass out of, through or into the territory of one or more countries, with the knowledge and under the supervision of their competent authorities, with a view to identifying persons involved in the commission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1 of the Convention; (h) \u201c1961 Convention\u201d means the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; (i) \u201c1961 Convention as amended\u201d means the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; (j) \u201c1971 Convention\u201d means the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971; (k) \u201cCouncil\u201d means the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; (l) \u201cFreezing\u201d or \u201cseizure\u201d means temporarily prohibiting the transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of property or temporarily assuming custody or control of property on the basis of an order issued by a court or a competent authority; (m) \u201cIllicit traffic\u201d means the offences set forth in article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Convention; (n) \u201cNarcotic drug\u201d means any of the substances, natural or synthetic, in Schedules I and II of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and that Convention as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; (o) \u201cOpium poppy\u201d means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L; (p) \u201cProceeds\u201d means any property derived or obtained from, directly or indirectly, through the commission of an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1; (q) \u201cProperty\u201d means assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title to, or interests in, such assets; (r) \u201cPsychotropic substance\u201d means any substance, natural or synthetic, or any natural material in Schedules I, II, III, or IV of the Convention on Psychotropic substances, 1971; (s) \u201cSecretary-General\u201d means the Secretary General of the United Nations; (t) \u201cTable I\u201d and \u201cTable II\u201d mean the correspondingly numbered lists of substances annexed to this Convention, as amended from time to time in accordance with article 12; (u) \u201cTransit State\u201d means a State through the territory in which illicit narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II are being moved, which is neither the place of origin nor the place of ultimate destination thereof. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Article 2 SCOPE OF THE CONVENTION 1. The purpose of this Convention is to promote co-operation among the Parties so that they may address more effectively the various aspects of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances having an international dimension. In carrying out their obligations under the Convention, the Parties shall take necessary measures, including legislative and administrative measures, in conformity with the fundamental provisions of their respective domestic legislative systems. 2. The Parties shall carry out their obligations under this Convention in a manner consistent with the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States and that of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States. 3. A Party shall not undertake in the territory of another the exercise of jurisdiction and performance of functions which are exclusively reserved for the authorities of that other Party by its domestic law. Article 3 OFFENCES AND SANCTIONS 1. Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences under its domestic law, when committed intentionally: (a) (i) The production, manufacture, extraction, preparation, offering, offering for sale, distribution, sale, delivery on any terms whatsoever, brokerage, dispatch, dispatch in transit, transport, importation or exportation of any narcotic drug or any psychotropic substance contrary to the provisions of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended or the 1971 Convention; (ii) The cultivation of opium poppy, coca bush or cannabis plant for the purpose of the production of narcotic drugs contrary to the provisions of the 1961 Convention and the 1961 Convention as amended; (iii) The possession or purchase of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance for the purpose of any of the activities enumerated in (i) above; (iv) The manufacture, transport or distribution of equipment, materials or of substances listed in Table I and Table II, knowing that they are to be used in or for the illicit cultivation, production or manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances; (v) The organisation, management or financing of any of the offences enumerated in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above; (b) (i) The conversion or transfer of property, knowing that such property is derived from any offence or offences established in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, or from an act of participation in such offence or offences, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) origin of the property or of assisting any person who is involved in the commission of such an offence or offences to evade the legal consequences of that person\u2019s actions; (ii) The concealment or disguise of the true nature, source, location, disposition, movement, rights with respect to, or ownership of property, knowing that such property is derived from an offence or offences established in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph or from an act of participation in such an offence or offences; (c) Subject to its constitutional principles and the basic concepts of its legal system: (i) The acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing at the time of receipt, that such property was derived from an offence or offences established in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph or from an act of participation in such an offence or offences; (ii) The possession of equipment or materials or substances listed in Table I and Table II, knowing that they are being or are to be used in or for the illicit cultivation, production or manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances; (iii) Publicly inciting or inducing others, by any means, to commit any of the offences established in accordance with this article or to use narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances illicitly; (iv) Participation in, association or conspiracy to commit, attempts to commit and aiding, abetting facilitating and counselling the commission of any of the offences established in accordance with this article. 2. Subject to its constitutional principles and the basic concepts of its legal system, each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish as a criminal offence under its domestic law, when committed intentionally, the possession, purchase or cultivation of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances for personal consumption contrary to the provisions of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended or the 1971 Convention. 3. Knowledge, intent or purpose required as an element of an offence set forth in paragraph 1 of this article may be inferred from objective factual circumstances. 4. (a) Each Party shall make the commission of the offences established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article liable to sanctions which take into account the grave nature of these offences, such as imprisonment or other forms of deprivation of liberty, pecuniary sanctions and confiscation. (b) The Parties may provide, in addition to conviction or punishment, for an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, that the offender shall undergo measures such as treatment, education, aftercare, rehabilitation or social reintegration. (c) Notwithstanding the preceding subparagraphs, in appropriate cases of a minor nature, the Parties may provide, as alternatives to conviction or punishment, measures such Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 as education, rehabilitation or social reintegration, as well as, when the offender is a drug abuser, treatment and aftercare. (d) The Parties may provide, either as an alternative to conviction or punishment, or in addition to conviction or punishment of an offence established in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, measures for the treatment, education, aftercare, rehabilitation or social reintegration of the offender. 5. The Parties shall ensure that their courts and other competent authorities having jurisdiction can take into account factual circumstances which make the commission of the offences established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article particularly serious, such as: (a) The involvement in the offence of an organised criminal group to which the offender belongs; (b) The involvement of the offender in other international organised criminal activities; (c) The involvement of the offender in other illegal activities facilitated by the commission of the offence; (d) The use of violence or arms by the offender; (e) The fact that the offender holds a public office and that the offence is connected with the office in question; (f) The victimisation or use of minors; (g) The fact that the offence is committed in a penal institution or in an educational institution or social service facility or in their immediate vicinity or in other places to which school children and students resort for educational, sports and social activities; (h) Prior conviction, particularly for similar offences, whether foreign or domestic, to the extent permitted under the domestic law of a Party. 6. The Parties shall endeavour to ensure that any discretionary legal powers under their domestic law relating to the prosecution of persons for offences established in accordance with this article are exercised to maximise the effectiveness of law enforcement measures in respect of those offences and with due regard to the need to deter the commission of such offences; 7. The Parties shall ensure that their courts or other competent authorities bear in mind the serious nature of the offences enumerated in paragraph 1 of this article and the circumstances enumerated in paragraph 5 of this article when considering the eventuality of early release or parole of persons convicted of such offences. 8. Each Party shall, where appropriate, establish under its domestic law a long statute of limitations period in which to commence proceedings for any offence established in SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) accordance with paragraph (1) of this article, and a longer period where the alleged offender has evaded the administration of justice. 9. Each Party shall take appropriate measures, consistent with its legal system, to ensure that a person charged with or convicted of an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, who is found within its territory, is present at the necessary criminal proceedings. 10. For the purpose of co-operation among the Parties under this Convention, including in particular, co-operation under articles 5, 6, 7 and 9, offences established in accordance with this article shall not be considered as fiscal offences or as political offences or regarded as politically motivated, without prejudice to the constitutional limitations and the fundamental domestic law of the Parties. 11. Nothing contained in this article shall affect the principle that the description of the offences to which it refers and of legal defences thereto is reserved to the domestic law of a Party and that such offences shall be prosecuted and punished in conformity with that law. Article 4 JURISDICTION 1. Each Party: (a) Shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when: (i) The offence is committed in its territory; (ii) The offence is committed on board a vessel flying its flag or an aircraft which is registered under its law at the time the offence is committed; (b) May take measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when: (i) The offence is committed by one of its nationals or by a person who has that person\u2019s habitual residence in its territory; (ii) The offence is committed on board a vessel concerning which that Party has been authorised to take appropriate action pursuant to article 17, provided that such jurisdiction shall be exercised only on the basis of agreements or arrangements referred to in paragraphs 4 and 9 of that article; (iii) The offence is one of those established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, subparagraph (c) (iv), and is committed outside its territory, of an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. 2. Each Party: Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 (a) Shall also take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite the alleged offender to another Party on the ground: (i) That the offence has been committed in its territory or on board a vessel flying its flag or an aircraft which has registered under its law at the time the offence was committed; or (ii) that the offence has been committed by one of its nationals; (b) May also take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite the alleged offender to another Party. 3. This Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established by a Party in accordance with its domestic law. Article 5 CONFISCATION 1. Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to enable confiscation of: (a) Proceeds derived from offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, or property the value of which corresponds to that of such proceeds; (b) Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, materials and equipment or other instrumentalities used in or intended for use in a manner in offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. 2. Each Party shall also adopt such measures as may be necessary to enable its competent authorities to identify, trace and freeze or seize proceeds, property, instrumentalities or any other things referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, for the purpose of eventual confiscation. 3. In order to carry out the measures referred to in this article, each Party shall empower its courts or other competent authorities to order that bank, financial or commercial records be made available or be seized. A Party shall not decline to act under the provisions of this paragraph on the ground of bank secrecy. 4. (a) Following a request made pursuant to this article by another Party having jurisdiction over an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, the Party in whose territory proceeds, property, instrumentalities or any other things referred to in paragraph 1 of this article are situated shall: (i) Submit the request to its competent authorities for the purpose of obtaining an order of confiscation and, if such order is granted, give effect to it; or SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) (ii) Submit to its competent authorities, with a view to giving effect to it to the extent requested, an order of confiscation issued by the requesting Party in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, in so far as it relates to proceeds, property, instrumentalities or any other things referred to in paragraph 1 situated in the territory of the requested Party. (b) Following a request made pursuant to this article by another Party having jurisdiction over an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, the requested Party shall take such measures to identify, trace and seize proceeds, property, instrumentalities or any other things referred to in paragraph 1 of this article for the purpose of eventual confiscation to be ordered either by the requesting Party or, pursuant to a request under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, by the requested Party. (c) The decisions or actions provided for in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall be taken by the requested Party, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of its domestic law and its procedural rules or any bilateral or multilateral treaty, agreement or arrangement to which it may be bound in relation to the requesting Party. (d) The provisions of article 7, paragraphs 6 to 19 are applicable mutatis mutandis. In addition to the information specified in article 7, paragraph 10, requests made pursuant to this article shall contain the following: (i) In the case of a request pertaining to subparagraph (a)(i) of this paragraph, a description of the property to be confiscated and a statement of the facts relied upon by the requesting Party sufficient to enable the requested Party to seek the order under its domestic law; (ii) In the case of a request pertaining to subparagraph (a)(ii), a legally admissible copy of an order of confiscation issued by the requesting Party upon which the request is based, a statement of the facts and information as to the extent to which the execution of the order is requested; (iii) In the case of a request pertaining to subparagraph (b), a statement of the facts relied upon by the requesting Party and a description of the actions requested. (e) Each Party shall furnish to the Secretary-General the text of any of its laws and regulations which give effect to this paragraph and the text of any subsequent changes to such laws and regulations. (f) If a Party elects to make the taking of the measures referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph conditional on the existence of a relevant treaty, that Party shall consider this Convention as the necessary and sufficient treaty basis. (g) The Parties shall seek to conclude bilateral and multilateral treaties, agreements or arrangements to enhance the effectiveness of international co-operation pursuant to this article. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 5. (a) Proceeds or property confiscated by a Party pursuant to paragraph 1 or paragraph 4 of this article shall be disposed of by that Party according to its domestic law and administrative procedures. (b) When acting on the request of another Party in accordance with this article, a Party may give special consideration to concluding agreements on: (i) Contributing the value of such proceeds and property, or funds derived from the sale of such proceeds or property, or a substantial part thereof, to intergovernmental bodies specialising in the fight against illicit traffic in and abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; (ii) Sharing with other Parties, on a regular or case-by-case basis, such proceeds or property, or funds derived from the sale of such proceeds or property, in accordance with its domestic law, administrative procedures or bilateral or multilateral agreements entered into for this purpose. 6. (a) If proceeds have been transformed or converted into, other property, such property shall be liable to the measures referred to in this article instead of the proceeds. (b) If proceeds have been intermingled with property acquired from legitimate sources, such property shall, without prejudice to any powers relating to seizure or freezing, be liable to confiscation up to the assessed value of the intermingled proceeds. (c) Income or other benefits derived from: (i) Proceeds; (ii) Property into which proceeds have been transformed or converted; or (iii) Property with which proceeds have been intermingled, shall also be liable to the measures referred to in this article, in the same manner and to the same extent as proceeds. 7. Each Party may consider ensuring that the onus of proof be reversed regarding the lawful origin of alleged proceeds or other property liable to confiscation, to the extent that such action is consistent with principles of its domestic law and with the nature of the judicial and other proceedings. 8. The provisions of this article shall not be construed as prejudicing the rights of bona fide third parties. 9. Nothing contained in this article shall affect the principle that the measures to which it refers shall be defined and implemented in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the domestic law of a Party. Article 6 EXTRADITION 1. This article shall apply to the offences established by the Parties in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) 2. Each of the offences to which this article applies shall be deemed to be included as an extraditable offence in any extradition treaty existing between the Parties. The Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to be concluded between them. 3. If a Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another Party with which it has no extradition treaty, it may consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition in respect of any offence to which this article applies. The Parties which require detailed legislation in order to use this Convention as a legal basis for extradition shall consider enacting such legislation as may be necessary. 4. The Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognise offences to which this article applies as extraditable offences between themselves. 5. Extradition shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the law of the requested Party or by applicable extradition treaties, including the grounds upon which the requested Party may refuse extradition. 6. In considering requests received pursuant to this article, the requested State may refuse to comply with such requests where there are substantial grounds leading its judicial or other competent authorities to believe that compliance would facilitate the prosecution or punishment of any person on account of that person\u2019s race, religion, nationality or political opinions, or would cause prejudice for any of those reasons to any person affected by the request. 7. The Parties shall endeavour to expedite extradition procedures and to simplify evidentiary requirements relating thereto in respect of any offence to which this article applies. 8. Subject to the provisions of its domestic law and its extradition treaties, the requested Party may, upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant and are urgent, and at the request of the requesting Party, take a person whose extradition is sought and who is present in its territory into custody or take other appropriates measures to ensure that person\u2019s presence at extradition proceedings. 9. Without prejudice to the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established in accordance with its domestic law, a Party in whose territory an alleged offender is found shall: (a) If it does not extradite the alleged offender in respect of an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, on the grounds set forth in article 4, paragraph 2, subparagraph (a), submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution, unless otherwise agreed with the requesting Party; (b) If it does not extradite the alleged offender in respect of such an offence and has established its jurisdiction in relation to that offence with article 4, paragraph 2, Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 subparagraph (b), submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution, unless otherwise requested by the requesting Party for the purposes of preserving its legitimate jurisdiction. 10. If extradition, sought for purposes of enforcing a sentence, is refused because the person sought is a national of the requested Party, the requested Party shall, if its law so permits and in conformity with the requirements of such law, upon application of the requesting Party, consider the enforcement of the sentence which has been imposed under the law of the requesting Party, or the remainder thereof. 11. The Parties shall seek to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements to carry out or to enhance the effectiveness of extradition. 12. The Parties may consider entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements, whether ad hoc or general, on the transfer to their country of persons sentenced to imprisonment and other forms of deprivation of liberty to which this article applies, in order that they may complete their sentence there. Article 7 MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE 1. The Parties shall afford one another, pursuant to this article, the widest measure of mutual legal assistance in investigations, prosecutions and judicial proceedings in relation to criminal offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. 2. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes: (a) Taking evidence or statements from persons; (b) Effecting service of judicial documents; (c) Executing searches and seizures; (d) Examining objects and sites; (e) Providing information and evidentiary items; (f) Providing originals or certified copies of relevant documents and records, including bank, financial, corporate or business records; (g) Identifying or tracing proceeds, property, instrumentalities or other thing for evidentiary purpose. 3. The Parties may afford one another any other forms of mutual legal assistance allowed by the domestic law of the requested Party. 4. Upon request, the Parties shall facilitate or encourage, to the extent consistent with their domestic law and practice, the presence or availability of persons, including persons in custody, who consent to assist in investigations or participate in proceedings. 5. A Party shall not decline to render mutual legal assistance under this article on the ground of bank secrecy. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) 6. The provisions of this article shall not affect the obligations under any treaty, bilateral or multilateral, which governs or will govern, in whole or in part, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. 7. Paragraphs 8 to 19 of this article shall apply to requests made pursuant to this article if the Parties in question are not bound by a treaty of mutual legal assistance. If these Parties are bound by such a treaty, the corresponding provisions of that treaty shall apply unless the Parties agree to apply paragraphs 8 to 19 of this article in lieu thereof. 8. Parties shall designate an authority, or when necessary, authorities, which shall have the responsibility and power to execute requests for mutual legal assistance or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution. The authority or the authorities designated for this purpose shall be notified to the Secretary-General. Transmission of requests for mutual legal assistance and any communication related thereto shall be effected between the authorities designated by the Parties; this requirement shall be without prejudice to the right of a Party to require that such requests and communications be addressed to or through the diplomatic channel and, in urgent circumstances, where the Parties agree, through channels of the International Criminal Police Organisation, if possible. 9. Requests shall be made in writing in a language acceptable to the requested Party. The language or languages acceptable to each Party shall be notified to the SecretaryGeneral. In urgent circumstances, and where agreed by the Parties, requests may be made orally, but shall be confirmed in writing forthwith. 10. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain: (a) the identity of the authority making the request; (b) The subject matter and nature of the investigation, prosecution or proceeding to which the request relates, and the name and functions of the authority conducting such investigation, prosecution or proceeding; (c) A summary of the relevant facts, except in respect of requests for the purpose of service of judicial documents; (d) A description of the assistance sought and details of any particular procedure the requesting Party wishes to be followed; (e) Where possible, the identity, location and nationality of any person concerned; (f) The purpose for which the evidence, information or action is sought. 11. The requested Party may request additional information when it appears necessary for the execution of the request in accordance with its domestic law or when it can facilitate such execution. 12. A request shall be executed in accordance with the domestic law of the requested Party and, to the extent not contrary to the domestic law of the requested Party and, where possible, in accordance with the procedures specified in the request. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 13. The requesting Party shall not transmit nor use information or evidence furnished by the requested Party for investigations, prosecutions or proceedings other than those stated in the request without the prior consent of the requested Party. 14. The requesting Party may require that the requested Party keep confidential the fact and substance of the request, except to the extent necessary to execute the request. If the requested Party cannot comply with the requirement of confidentiality, it shall promptly inform the requesting Party. 15. Mutual legal assistance may be refused: (a) If the request is not made in conformity with the provisions of this article; (b) If the requested Party considers that execution of the request is likely to prejudice its sovereignty, security, public order or other essential interest; (c) If the authorities of the requested Party would be prohibited by its domestic law from carrying out the action requested with regard to any similar offence, had it been subject to investigation, prosecution or proceedings under their own jurisdiction; (d) If it would be contrary to the legal system of the requested Party relating to mutual legal assistance for the request to be granted. 16. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance. 17. Mutual legal assistance may be postponed by the requested Party on the ground that it interferes with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or proceeding. In such a case, the requested Party shall consult with the requesting Party to determine if the assistance can still be given subject to such terms and conditions as the requested Party deems necessary. 18. A witness, expert or other person who consents to give evidence in a proceeding or to assist in an investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding in the territory of the requesting Party, shall not be prosecuted, detained, punished or subjected to any other restriction of that person\u2019s personal liberty in that territory in respect of acts, omissions or convictions prior to that person\u2019s departure from the territory of the requested Party. Such safe conduct shall cease when the witness, expert or other person having had, for a period of fifteen consecutive days, or for any period agreed upon by the Parties, from the date on which that witness has been officially informed that that person\u2019s presence is no longer required by the judicial authorities, an opportunity of leaving, has nevertheless remained voluntarily in the territory or, having left it, has returned of that person\u2019s own free will. 19. The ordinary costs of executing a request shall be borne by the requested Party, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties concerned. If expenses of a substantial or extraordinary nature are or will be required to fulfil the request, the Parties shall consult to determine the terms and conditions under which the request will be executed as well as the manner in which the costs shall be borne. 20. The Parties shall consider, as may be necessary, the possibility of concluding bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements that would serve the purposes of, give practical effect to, or enhance the provisions of this article. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) Article 8 TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS The Parties shall give consideration to the possibility of transferring to one another proceedings for criminal prosecution of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, in cases where such transfer is considered to be in the interests of a proper administration of justice. Article 9 OTHER FORMS OF CO-OPERATION AND TRAINING 1. The Parties shall co-operate closely with one another, consistent with their respective domestic legal and administrative systems, with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement action to suppress the commission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. They shall, in particular, on the basis of bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements: (a) Establish and maintain channels of communication between their competent agencies and services to facilitate the secure and rapid exchange of information concerning all aspects of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, including, if the Parties concerned deem it appropriate, links with other criminal activities; (b) Co-operate with one another in conducting enquiries, with respect to offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, having an international character, concerning: (i) The identity, whereabouts and activities of persons suspected of being involved in offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1; (ii) The movement of proceeds or property derived from the commission of such offences; (iii) The movement of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, substances in Table I and Table II of this Convention and instrumentalities used or intended for use in the commission of such offences; (c) In appropriate cases and if not contrary to domestic law, establish joint teams, taking into account the need to protect the security of persons and of operations, to carry out the provisions of this paragraph.  Officials of any Party taking part in such teams shall act as authorised by the appropriate authorities of the Party in whose territory the operation is to take place; in all such cases, the Parties involved shall ensure that the sovereignty of the Party on whose territory the operation is to take place is fully respected; (d) Provide, when appropriate, necessary quantities of substances for analytical or investigative purposes; Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 (e) Facilitate effective co-ordination between their competent agencies and services and promote the exchange of personnel and other experts, including the posting of liaison officers. 2. Each Party shall, to the extent necessary, initiate, develop or improve specific training programmes for its law enforcement and other personnel, including customs, charged with the suppression of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. Such programmes shall deal, in particular, with the following: (a) Methods used in the detection and suppression of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1; (b) Routes and techniques used by persons suspected of being involved in offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, particularly in transit States, and appropriate countermeasures; (c) Monitoring of the import and export of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II; (d) Detection and monitoring of the movement of proceeds and property derived from, and narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table l and Table ll, and  instrumentalities used or intended for use in, the commission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1; (e) Methods used for the transfer, concealment or disguise of such proceeds, property and instrumentalities; (f) Collection of evidence; (g) Control techniques in free trade zones and free ports; (h) Modern law enforcement techniques. 3. The Parties shall assist one another to plan and implement research and training programmes designed to share expertise in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this article and, to this end, shall also, when appropriate, use regional and international conferences and seminars to promote co-operation and stimulate discussion on problems of mutual concern, including the special problems and needs of transit States. Article 10 INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSIT STATES 1. The Parties shall co-operate, directly or through competent international or regional organisation, to assist and support transit States and, in particular, developing countries in need of such assistance and support, to the extent possible, through programmes of technical co-operation on interdiction and other related activities. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) 2. The Parties may undertake, directly or through competent international or regional organisations, to provide financial assistance to such transit States for the purpose of augmenting and strengthening the infrastructure needed for effective control and prevention of illicit traffic. 3. The Parties may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements to enhance the effectiveness of international co-operation pursuant to this article and may take into consideration financial arrangements in this regard. Article 11 CONTROLLED DELIVERY 1. If permitted by the basic principles of their respective domestic legal systems, the Parties shall take the necessary measures, within their possibilities, to allow for the appropriate use of controlled delivery at the international level, on the basis of agreements or arrangements mutually consented to, with a view to identifying persons involved in offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, and to take legal action against them. 2. Decisions to use controlled delivery shall be made on a case-by-case basis and may, when necessary, take into consideration financial arrangements and understandings with respect to the exercise of jurisdiction by the Parties concerned. 3. Illicit consignments whose controlled delivery is agreed to may, with the consent of the Parties concerned, be intercepted and allowed to continue with the narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances intact or removed or replaced in whole or in part. Article 12 SUBSTANCES FREQUENTLY USED IN THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS OR PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES 1. The Parties shall take the measures they deem appropriate to prevent diversion of substances in Table I and Table II used for the purpose of illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, and shall co-operate with one another to this end. 2. If a Party or the Board has information which in its opinion may require the inclusion of a substance in Table I or Table II, it shall notify the Secretary-General and furnish the Secretary-General with the information in support of that notification.  The procedure described in paragraphs 2 to 7 of this article shall also apply when a Party or the Board has information justifying the deletion of a substance from Table I or Table II, or the transfer of a substance from one Table to the other. 3. The Secretary-General shall transmit such notification, and any information which the Secretary-General considers relevant, to the Parties, to the Commission and, where notification is made by a Party, to the Board. The Parties shall communicate their comments concerning the notification to the Secretary-General, together with all Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 supplementary information which may assist the Board in establishing an assessment and the Commission in reaching a decision. 4. If the Board, taking into account the extent, importance and diversity of the licit use of the substance, and the possibility and case of using alternate substances both for licit purposes and for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, finds: (a) That the substance is frequently used in the illicit manufacture of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance; (b) That the volume and extent of the illicit manufacture of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance creates serious public health or social problems, so as to warrant international action, it shall communicate to the Commission an assessment of the substance, including the likely effect of adding the substance to either Table I or Table II on both licit use and illicit manufacture, together with recommendations of monitoring measures, if any, that would be appropriate in the light of its assessment. 5. The Commission, taking into account the comments submitted by the Parties and the comments and recommendations of the Board, whose assessment shall be determinative as to scientific matters and also taking into due consideration any other relevant factors, may decide by a two-thirds majority of its members to place a substance in Table I or Table II. 6. Any decision of the Commission taken pursuant to this article shall be communicated by the Secretary-General to all States and other entities which are, or which are entitled to become, Parties to this Convention, and to the Board.  Such decision shall become fully effective with respect to each Party one hundred and eighty days after the date of such communication. 7. (a) The decision of the Commission taken under this article shall be subject to review by the Council upon the request of any Party filed within one hundred and eighty days after the date of notification of the decision.  The request for review shall be sent to the Secretary-General, together with all relevant information upon which the request for review is based. (b) The Secretary-General shall transmit copies of the request for review and the relevant information to the Commission, to the Board and to all the Parties, inviting them to submit their comments within ninety days. All comments received shall be submitted to the Council for consideration. (c) The Council may confirm or reverse the decision of the Commission. Notification of the Council\u2019s decision shall be transmitted to all States and other entities which are, or which are entitled to become, Parties to this Convention, to the Commission and to the Board. 8. (a) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 of this article and the provisions of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) and the 1971 Convention, the Parties shall take the measures they deem appropriate to monitor the manufacture and distribution of substances in Table I and Table II which are carried out within their territory. (b) To this end, the Parties may: (i) Control all persons and enterprises engaged in the manufacture and distribution of such substances; (ii) Control under licence the establishment and premises in which such manufacture or distribution may take place; (iii) Require that licensees obtain a permit for conducting the aforesaid operations; (iv) Prevent the accumulation of such substances in the possession of manufacturers and distributors, in excess of the quantities required for the normal conduct of business and the prevailing market conditions. 9. Each Party shall, with respect to substances in Table I and Table II, take the following measures: (a) Establish and maintain a system to monitor international trade in substances in Table I and Table II in order to facilitate the identification of suspicious transactions. Such monitoring systems shall be applied in close co-operation with manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers and retailers, who shall inform the competent authorities of suspicious orders and transactions. (b) Provide for the seizure of any substance in Table I or Table II if there is sufficient evidence that it is for use in the illicit manufacture of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. (c) Notify, as soon as possible, the competent authorities and services of the Parties concerned if there is reason to believe that the import or transit of a substance in Table I or Table II is destined for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, including in particular information about the means of payment and any other essential elements which led to that belief. (d) Require that imports and exports be properly labelled and documented. Commercial documents such as invoices, cargo manifests, customs, transport and other shipping documents shall include the names, as stated in Table I or Table II, of the substances being imported or exported, the quantity being imported or exported, and the name and address of the exporter, the importer and, when available, the consignee. (e) Ensure that documents referred to in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph are maintained for a period of not less than two years and may be made available for inspection by the competent authorities. 10. (a) In addition to the provisions of paragraph 9, and upon request to the SecretaryGeneral by the interested Party, each Party from whose territory a substance in Table I is Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 to be exported shall ensure that, prior to such export, the following information is supplied by its competent authorities to the competent authorities of the importing country \u2014 (i) Name and address of the exporter and importer and, when available, the consignee; (ii) Name of the substance in Table I; (iii) Quantity of the substance to be exported; (iv) Expected point of entry and expected date of dispatch; (v) Any other information which is mutually agreed upon by the Parties. (b) A Party may adopt more strict or severe measures of control than those provided by this paragraph if, in its opinion, such measures are desirable or necessary. 11. Where a Party furnishes information to another Party in accordance with paragraphs 9 and 10 of this article, the Party furnishing such information may require that the Party receiving it keep confidential any trade, business, commercial or professional secret or trade process. 12. Each Party shall furnish annually to the Board, in the form and manner provided for by it and on forms made available by it, information on: (a) The amounts seized of substances in Table I and Table II and, when known, their origin; (b) Any substance not included in Table I or Table II which is identified as having been used in illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, and which is deemed by the party to be sufficiently significant to be brought to the attention of the Board; (c) Methods of diversion and illicit manufacture. 13. The Board shall report annually to the Commission on the implementation of this article and the Commission shall periodically review the adequacy and propriety of Table I and Table II. 14. The provisions of this article shall not apply to pharmaceutical preparations, nor to other preparations containing substances in Table I or Table II that are compounded in such a way that such substances cannot be easily used or recovered by readily applicable means. Article 13 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT The Parties shall take such measures as they deem appropriate to prevent trade in and the diversion of materials and equipment for illicit production or manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and shall co-operate to this end. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) Article 14 MEASURES TO ERADICATE ILLICIT CULTIVATION OF NARCOTIC PLANTS AND TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT DEMAND FOR NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES 1. Any measures taken pursuant to this Convention by Parties shall not be less stringent than the provisions applicable to the eradication of illicit cultivation of plants containing narcotic and psychotropic substances and to the elimination of illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the provisions of the 1971 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended and the 1971 Convention. 2. Each Party shall take appropriate measures to prevent illicit cultivation of and to eradicate plants containing narcotic or psychotropic substances, such as opium poppy, coca bush and cannabis plants, cultivated illicitly in its territory.  The measures adopted shall respect fundamental human rights and shall take due account of traditional licit uses, where there is historic evidence of such use, as well as the protection of the environment. 3. (a) The Parties may co-operate to increase the effectiveness of eradication efforts. Such co-operation may, inter alia, include support, when appropriate, for integrated rural development leading to economically viable alternatives to illicit cultivation.  Factors such as access to markets, the availability of resources and prevailing socio-economic conditions should be taken into account before such rural development programmes are implemented. The Parties may agree on any other appropriate measures of co-operation. (b) The Parties shall also facilitate the exchange of scientific and technical information and the conduct of research concerning eradication. (c) Whenever they have common frontiers, the Parties shall seek to co-operate in eradication programmes in their respective areas along those frontiers. 4. The Parties shall adopt appropriate measures aimed at eliminating or reducing illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with a view to reducing human suffering and eliminating financial incentives for illicit traffic.  These measures may be based, inter alia, on the recommendations of the United Nations, specialised agencies of the United Nations such as the World Health Organisation, and other competent international organisations, and on the Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Outline adopted by the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held in 1987, as it pertains to governmental and non-governmental agencies and private efforts in the fields of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The Parties may enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements aimed at eliminating or reducing illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. 5. The Parties may also take necessary measures for early destruction or lawful disposal of the narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II which have been seized or confiscated and for the admissibility as evidence of duly certified necessary quantities of such substances. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Article 15 COMMERCIAL CARRIERS 1. The Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that means of transport operated by commercial carriers are not used in the commission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1; such measures may include special arrangements with commercial carriers. 2. Each Party shall require commercial carriers to take reasonable precautions to prevent the use of their means of transport for the commission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. Such precautions may include: (a) If the principal place of business of a commercial carrier is within the territory of the Party: (i) Training of personnel to identify suspicious consignments or persons; (ii) Promotion of integrity of personnel; (b) If a commercial carrier is operating within the territory of the Party: (i) Submission of cargo manifests in advance, whenever possible; (ii) Use of tamper-resistant, individually verifiable seals on containers; (iii) Reporting to the appropriate authorities at the earliest opportunity all suspicious circumstances that may be related to the commission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. 3. Each Party shall seek to ensure that commercial carriers and the appropriate authorities at points of entry and exit and other customs control areas co-operate, with a view to preventing unauthorised access to means of transport and cargo and to implementing appropriate security measures. Article 16 COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS AND LABELLING OF EXPORTS 1. Each Party shall require that lawful exports of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances be properly documented.  In addition to the requirements for documentation under article 31 of the 1961 Convention, article 31 of the 1961 Convention as amended and article 12 of the 1971 Convention, commercial documents such as invoices, cargo manifests, customs, transport and other shipping documents shall include the names of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances being exported as set out in the respective Schedules of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended and the 1971 Convention, the quantity being exported, and the name and address of the exporter, the importer and, when available, the consignee. 2. Each Party shall require that consignments of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances being exported be not mislabelled. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) Article 17 ILLICIT TRAFFIC BY SEA 1. The Parties shall co-operate to the fullest extent possible to suppress illicit traffic by sea, in conformity with the international law of the sea. 2. A Party which has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel flying its flag or not displaying a flag or marks of registry is engaged in illicit traffic may request the assistance of other Parties in suppressing its use for that purpose. The Parties so requested shall render such assistance within the means available to them. 3. A Party which has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel exercising freedom of navigation in accordance with international law and flying the flag or displaying marks of registry of another Party is engaged in illicit traffic may so notify the flag State, request confirmation of registry and, if confirmed, request authorisation from the flag State to take appropriate measures in regard to that vessel. 4. In accordance with paragraph 3 or in accordance with treaties in force between them or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement otherwise reached between those Parties, the flag State may authorise the requesting State to, inter alia: (a) Board the vessel; (b) Search the vessel; (c) If evidence of involvement in illicit traffic is found, take appropriate action with respect to the vessel, persons and cargo on board. 5. Where action is taken pursuant to this article, the Parties concerned shall take due account of the need not to endanger the safety of life at sea, the security of the vessel and the cargo or to prejudice the commercial and legal interests of the flag State or any other interested State. 6. The flag State may, consistent with its obligations in paragraph 1 of this article, subject its authorisation to conditions to be mutually agreed between it and the requesting Party, including conditions relating to responsibility. 7. For the purposes of paragraph 3 and 4 of this article, a Party shall respond expeditiously to a request from another Party to determine whether a vessel that is flying its flag is entitled to do so, and to requests for authorisation made pursuant to paragraph 3. At the time of becoming a Party to this Convention, each Party shall designate an authority or, when necessary, authorities to receive and respond to such requests. Such designation shall be notified through the Secretary-General to all other Parties within one month of the designation. 8. A Party which has taken any action in accordance with this article shall promptly inform the flag State concerned of the results of that action. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 9. The Parties shall consider entering into bilateral or regional agreements or arrangements to carry out, or to enhance the effectiveness of, the provisions of this article. 10. Action pursuant to paragraph 4 of the article shall be carried out only by warships or military aircraft, or other ships or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government service and authorised to that effect. 11. Any action taken in accordance with this article shall take due account of the need not to interfere with or affect the rights and obligations and the exercise of jurisdiction of coastal States in accordance with the international law of the sea. Article 18 FREE TRADE ZONES AND FREE PORTS 1. The Parties shall apply measures to suppress illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II in free trade zones and in free ports that are no less stringent than those applied in other parts of their territories. 2. The Parties shall endeavour: (a) To monitor the movement of goods and persons in free trade zones and free ports, and to that end, shall empower the competent authorities to search cargoes and incoming and outgoing vessels, including pleasure aircraft and fishing vessels, as well as aircraft and vehicles and, when appropriate, to search crew members, passengers and their baggage; (b) To establish and maintain a system to detect consignments suspected of containing narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II passing into or out of free trade zones and free ports; (c) To establish and maintain surveillance systems in harbour and dock areas and at airports and border control points in free trade zones and free ports. Article 19 THE USE OF THE MAILS 1. In conformity with their obligations under the Conventions of the Universal Postal Unions and in accordance with the basic principles of their domestic legal system, the Parties shall adopt measures to suppress the use of the mails for illicit traffic and shall cooperate with one another to that end. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall include, in particular: (a) Co-ordinated action for the prevention and repression of the use of the mails for illicit traffic; (b) Introduction and maintenance by authorised law enforcement personnel of investigative and control techniques designed to detect illicit consignments of SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II in the mails; (c) Legislative measures to enable the use of appropriate means to secure evidence required for judicial proceedings. Article 20 INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE PARTIES 1. The Parties shall furnish, through the Secretary-General, information to the Commission on the working of this Convention in their territories and, in particular: (a) The text of laws and regulations promulgated in order to give effect to the Convention; (b) Particulars of cases of illicit traffic within their jurisdiction which they consider important because of new trends disclosed, the quantities involved, the sources from which the substances are obtained, or the methods employed by persons so engaged. 2. The Parties shall furnish such information in such a manner and by such dates as the Commission may request. Article 21 FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION The Commission is authorised to consider all matters pertaining to the aims of this Convention and, in particular: (a) The Commission shall, on the basis of the information submitted by the Parties in accordance with Article 20, review the operation of this Convention; (b) The Commission may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of the information received from the Parties; (c) The Commission may call the attention of the Board to any matters which may be relevant to the functions of the Board; (d) The Commission shall, on any matter referred to it by the Board under article 22, paragraph 1(b), take such action as it deems appropriate; (e) The Commission may, in conformity with the procedures laid down in article 12, amend Table I and Table II; (f) The Commission may draw the attention of non-Parties to decisions and recommendations which it adopts under this Convention, with a view to their considering taking action in accordance therewith. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Article 22 FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD 1. Without prejudice to the functions of the Commission under article 21, and without prejudice to the functions of the Board and the Commission under the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended and the 1971 Convention: (a) If, on the basis of its examination of information available to it, to the SecretaryGeneral or to the Commission, or of information communicated by United Nations organs, the Board has reason to believe that the aims of this Convention in matters related to its competence are not being met, the Board may invite a Party or Parties to furnish any relevant information: (b) With respect to articles 12, 13 and 16: (i) After taking action under subparagraph (a) to this article, the Board, if satisfied that it is necessary to do so, may call upon the Party concerned to adopt such remedial measures as shall seem under the circumstances to be necessary for the execution of the provisions of articles 12, 13 and 16; (ii) Prior to taking action under (iii) below, the Board shall treat as confidential its communications with the Party concerned under the preceding subparagraphs; (iii) If the Board finds that the Party concerned has not taken remedial measures which it has been called upon to take under this subparagraph, it may call the attention of the Parties, the Council and the Commission to the matter. Any report published by the Board under this subparagraph shall also contain the views of the Party concerned if the latter so requests. 2. Any Party shall be invited to be represented at a meeting of the Board at which a question of direct interest to it is to be considered under this article. 3. If in any case a decision of the Board which is adopted under this article is not unanimous, the views of the minority shall be stated. 4. Decisions of the Board under this article shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of the whole number of the Board. 5. In carrying out its functions pursuant to subparagraph 1(a) of this article, the Board shall ensure the confidentiality of all information which may come into its possession. 6. The Board\u2019s responsibility under this article shall not apply to the implementation of treaties or agreements entered into between Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. 7. The provision of this article shall not be applicable to disputes between Parties falling under the provisions of article 32. SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) Article 23 REPORTS OF THE BOARD 1. The Board shall prepare an annual report on its work containing an analysis of the information at its disposal and, in appropriate cases, an account of the explanations, if any, given by or required of Parties, together with any observations and recommendations which the Board desires to make.  The Board may make such additional reports as it considers necessary.  The reports shall be submitted to the Council through the Commission which may make such comments as it sees fit. 2. The reports of the Board shall be communicated to the Parties and subsequently published by the Secretary-General.  The Parties shall permit their unrestricted distribution. Article 24 APPLICATION OF STRICTER MEASURES THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY THIS CONVENTION A Party may adopt more strict or severe measures than those provided by this Convention if, in its opinion, such measures are desirable or necessary for the prevention or suppression of illicit traffic. Article 25 NON-DEROGATION FROM EARLIER TREATY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS The provisions of this Convention shall not derogate from any rights enjoyed or obligations undertaken by Parties to this Convention under the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended and the 1971 Convention. Article 26 SIGNATURE This Convention shall be open for signature at the United Nations Office at Vienna from 20 December 1988 to 28 February 1989, and thereafter at the Headquarters of the United Nations at New York, until 20 December 1989, by: (a) All States; (b) Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia; (c) Regional economic integration organisations which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this Convention, references under the Convention to Parties, States or national services being applicable to these organisations within the limits of their competence. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Article 27 RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL OR ACT OF FORMAL CONFIRMATION 1. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States and by Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia, and to acts of formal confirmation by regional economic integration organisations referred to in article 26, subparagraph (c). The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval and those relating to acts of formal confirmation shall be deposited with the Secretary-General. 2. In their instruments of formal confirmation, regional economic integration organisations shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by this Convention. These organisations shall also inform the Secretary-General of any modification in the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the Convention. Article 28 ACCESSION 1. This Convention shall remain open for accession by any State, by Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia and by regional economic integration organisations referred to in article 26, subparagraph (c). Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary General. 2. In their instruments of accession, regional economic integration organisations shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by this Convention. These organisations shall also inform the Secretary-General of any modification in the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the Convention. Article 29 ENTRY INTO FORCE 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by States or by Namibia, represented by the Council for Namibia. 2. For each State or for Namibia, represented by the Council for Namibia, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 3. For each regional economic integration organisation referred to in article 26, subparagraph (c) depositing an instrument relating to an act or formal confirmation or an SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) instrument of accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after such deposit, or at the date the Convention enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whichever is later. Article 30 DENUNCIATION 1. A Party may denounce this Convention at any time by a written notification addressed to the Secretary-General. 2. Such denunciation shall take effect for the Party concerned one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General. Article 31 AMENDMENTS 1. Any Party may propose an amendment to this Convention. The text of any such amendment and the reasons therefor shall be communicated by that Party to the SecretaryGeneral, who shall communicate it to the other Parties and shall ask them whether they accept the proposed amendment. If a proposed amendment so circulated has not been rejected by any Party within twenty-four months after it has been circulated, it shall be deemed to have been accepted and shall enter into force in respect of a Party ninety days after that Party has deposited with the Secretary-General an instrument expressing its consent to be bound by that amendment. 2. If a proposed amendment has been rejected by any Party, the Secretary-General shall consult with the Parties and, if a majority so requests, the Secretary-General shall bring the matter, together with any comments made by the Parties, before the Council which may decide to call a conference in accordance with article 62, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations.  Any amendment resulting from such a Conference shall be embodied in a Protocol of Amendment.  Consent to be bound by such a Protocol shall be required to be expressed specifically to the Secretary-General. Article 32 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 1. If there should arise between two or more Parties a dispute relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention, the Parties shall consult together with a view to the settlement of the dispute by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, recourse to regional bodies, judicial process or other peaceful means of their own choice. 2. Any such dispute which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 of this article shall be referred, at the request of any one of the States Parties to the dispute, to the International Court of Justice for decision. Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 3. If a regional economic integration organisation referred to in article 26, subparagraph (c) is a Party to a dispute which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 of this article, it may, through a State Member of the United Nations, request the Council to request an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in accordance with article 65 of the Statute of the Court, which opinion shall be regarded as decisive. 4. Each State, at the time of signature or ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention or accession thereto, or each regional economic integration organisation, at the time of signature or deposit of an act of formal confirmation or accession, may declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article.  The other Parties shall not be bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 with respect to any Party having made such a declaration. 5. Any Party having made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article may at any time withdraw the declaration by notification to the Secretary-General. Article 33 AUTHENTIC TEXTS The Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish texts of this Convention are equally authentic. Article 34 DEPOSITORY The Secretary-General shall be the depository of this Convention. ANNEX1 Table I Table II Acetic anhydride Acetone N-Acetylanthranilic acid Anthranilic acid 4-Anilino-N-phenethylpiperdine (ANPP)  Ethyl ether Ephedrine Hydrochloric acida Ergometrine Methyl ethyl ketone Ergotamine Piperidine Isosafrole Sulphuric acid Lysergic acid Toluene 3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidate (\u201cPMK glycidate\u201d) SCHEDULE 2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision) 3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidate acid (\u201cPMK glycidate acid\u201d) 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2propanone (3, 4-MDP-2-P) Norephedrine N-Phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP) Phenylacetic acid Alpha-Phenylacetoacetamide (APAA) Alpha-Phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN) 1-Phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P) Piperonal Potassium permanganate Pseudoephedrine Safrole The salts of the substances listed in this Table whenever the existence of such salts is possible The salts of the substances listed in this Table whenever the existence of such salts is possible a   The  salts of hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid are specifically excluded from Table II 1Tables of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 as at 23rd November, 2022; <https:\/\/documents-ddsny.un.org\/doc\/UNDOC\/GEN\/V22\/026\/74\/PDF\/V2202674.pdf?OpenElement> (accessed 31st December, 2022). Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 21st day of January, 2025. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision) ENDNOTES ENDNOTES Table of Legislation history: SL # Act\/Law # Legislation Commencement Gazette 3\/2024 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order, 2024 26-Feb-2024 LG11\/2024\/s1 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2023 Revision) 17-Jan-2023 LG2\/2023\/s3 13\/2022 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order, 2022 24-Mar-2022 LG13\/2022\/s2 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2021 Revision) 22-Jan-2021 LG7\/2021\/s4 56\/2020 Citation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020 3-Dec-2020 LG89\/2020\/s1 33\/2020 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order, 2020 14-Apr-2020 LG25\/2020\/s1 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Law (2020 Revision) 9-Jan-2020 LG4\/2020\/s10 50\/2019 Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule) (No.2)  Order, 2019 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2010. 19 of 2012 (part) and Act\n56 of 2020, the Misuse of Drugs (International Cooperation) Order, 1998, the Criminal\nJustice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 2019, the Criminal\nJustice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Order, 2019, the\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order, 2020, the\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order, 2022 and\nthe Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order, 2024.\n\nRevised under the authority of the Law Revision Act (2020 Revision).\n\nOriginally enacted \u2014\nLaw 16 of 1997-19th June, 1997\nLaw 29 of 2003-3rd December, 2003\nLaw 1 of 2010-24th February, 2010\nLaw 19 of 2012-31st August, 2012 (part)\nAct 56 of 2020-7th December, 2020.\n\nOriginally made \u2014\nOrder, 1998-10th February, 1998\nOrder, 2019-7th May, 2019\nOrder, 2019-17th December, 2019\nOrder, 2020-9th April, 2020\nOrder, 2022-15th March, 2022\nOrder 2024-5th December, 2023.\n\nConsolidated and revised this 31st December, 2024.\n\nNote (not forming part of the Act): This revision replaces the 2023 Revision which should\nnow be discarded.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nCRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL\nCOOPERATION) ACT\n(2025 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\nSection\nPage\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................5\n2.\nDefinitions and interpretation .....................................................................................................5\n3.\nPurposes of mutual legal assistance ..........................................................................................6\n4.\nCentral Authority ........................................................................................................................6\n5.\nContents of request ...................................................................................................................6\n6.\nUse of requested information by Authority .................................................................................7\n7.\nConfidentiality of Authority .........................................................................................................7\n8.\nRefusal of mutual legal assistance .............................................................................................8\n9.\nPostponement of assistance ......................................................................................................8\n10.\nPowers ancillary to the execution of a request ...........................................................................8\n11.\nProduction of material relevant to a request ...............................................................................9\n12.\nAuthority for a search pursuant to a request............................................................................. 11\n13.\nAuthentication of official documents ......................................................................................... 12\n14.\nProtection of persons appearing in response to a request ........................................................ 12\n15.\nProtection of persons disclosing confidential information ......................................................... 12\n16.\nRestriction of application of laws .............................................................................................. 13\n17.\nTransfer of persons in custody to or from the territory of the other Party .................................. 13\n18.\nConfidentiality with regard to a request .................................................................................... 13\n19.\nForfeiture or confiscation of criminally acquired assets ............................................................ 14\n20.\nService of notices and documents ........................................................................................... 14\n21.\nEnforcement ............................................................................................................................ 14\n22.\nReturn of documents and articles............................................................................................. 14\n23.\nConflict of laws ........................................................................................................................ 14\n24.\nApplication of certain provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act ................................................. 15\n\nArrangement of Sections\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n25.\nAmendment of Schedule 1 ....................................................................................................... 15\nSCHEDULE 1\n17\nCOUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES TO WHICH MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE\nGIVEN BY THE AUTHORITY\n17\nSCHEDULE 2\n20\nUNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND\nPSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES\n20\nENDNOTES\n53\nTable of Legislation history: ............................................................................................................... 53\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nCRIMINAL JUSTICE (INTERNATIONAL\nCOOPERATION) ACT\n(2025 Revision)\n\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025\nRevision).\n2.\nDefinitions and interpretation\n2.\n(1) In this Act \u2014\n\u201cArticle \u201d means an article of the Convention;\n\u201cAuthority\u201d means the Central Authority designated under section 4;\n\u201cConvention\u201d means the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit\nTraffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances set out in Schedule 2;\n\u201ccourt\u201d means the Grand Court;\n\u201claw corresponding to this Act\u201d means a law of a requesting Party which\nprovides for legal assistance in criminal matters to foreign states and pursuant\nto which assistance of the kind sought under this Act could be similarly\nobtained;\n\u201cParty\u201d \u2014\n(a)\nother than in the Convention, means a country or territory specified in\nSchedule 1; and\n(b) in the Convention, means a party to the Convention;\n\nSection 3\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n\u201crequest\u201d means a request for mutual legal assistance made by one Party to\nanother Party in accordance with section 5; and\n\u201crequesting Party\u201d means a Party who makes a request to the Authority for\nassistance under this Act.\n(2) In this Act, references to an offence to which this Act applies are\nreferences to \u2014\n(a)\nany offence under the laws of the Islands; and\n(b) conduct which would constitute an offence if it had occurred in the Islands.\n3.\nPurposes of mutual legal assistance\n3.\nMutual legal assistance in offences to which this Act applies may be requested for\nany of the following purposes \u2014\n(a)\ntaking evidence or statements from persons;\n(b) effecting service of judicial documents;\n(c)\nexecuting searches and seizures;\n(d) examining objects and sites;\n(e)\nproviding information and items of evidence;\n(f)\nproviding originals or certified copies of relevant documents and records,\nincluding bank, financial, corporate or business records;\n(g) identifying or tracing proceeds, property, instruments or such other things\nfor the purposes of evidence;\n(h) immobilising criminally obtained assets;\n(i)\nassisting in proceedings related to forfeiture and restitution; and\n(j)\nfacilitating the voluntary transfer of witnesses.\n4.\nCentral Authority\n4.\nFor the purposes of Article 7(8) and this Act, the Central Authority shall be the\nDirector of Public Prosecutions who shall exercise their functions under the\nConvention and this Act.\n5.\nContents of request\n5.\n(1) The Authority shall make or accept requests in writing.\n(2) A request shall contain \u2014\n(a)\nthe identity of the Party making the request;\n(b) the subject matter and nature of the investigation, prosecution or\nproceeding to which the request relates;\n(c)\nthe name and the functions of the persons conducting such investigation,\nprosecution or proceeding;\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nSection 6\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 7\n\n(d) a summary of all relevant facts respecting the request, except in respect of\nrequests for the purpose of service of judicial documents;\n(e)\na description of the assistance sought and details of any particular\nprocedure the requesting Party requires to be followed;\n(f)\nwhere possible, the identity, location and nationality of any person\nconcerned; and\n(g) the purpose for which the evidence, information or action is sought.\n(3) To the extent necessary and possible, a request shall also include \u2014\n(a)\nthe identity and location of a person to be served, that person\u2019s relationship\nto the proceedings and the manner in which service is to be made;\n(b) a precise description of the place or person to be searched and of the\narticles to be seized;\n(c)\na description of the manner in which any testimony or statement is to be\ntaken and recorded;\n(d) a list of questions to be posed to a witness;\n(e)\na description of any particular procedure to be followed in executing the\nrequest;\n(f)\ninformation as to the allowances and expenses to which a person asked to\nappear in the territory of a Party will be entitled; and\n(g) any other information which may be brought to the attention of the\nAuthority to facilitate its execution of the request.\n(4) The Authority may request such additional information from the requesting\nParty as may be necessary to assist the Authority in complying with the request\nand in conforming with any law in the Islands.\n(5) The Authority shall only accept requests made in English.\n6.\nUse of requested information by Authority\n6.\n(1) The requesting Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the\nAuthority, transmit or use information or evidence provided by the Authority\nfor investigations, prosecutions or proceedings other than those stated in the\nrequest.\n(2) Before the Authority gives consent under subsection (1), it shall apply to the\ncourt which ordered the production of the information or evidence for\ndirections.\n7.\nConfidentiality of Authority\n7.\nWhere a requesting Party requires the Authority to keep confidential the fact and\nsubstance of a request made to the Authority and the Authority cannot legally comply\nwith such requirement for confidentiality, it shall so inform the requesting Party.\n\nSection 8\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n8.\nRefusal of mutual legal assistance\n8.\n(1) The Authority may refuse to comply with a request \u2014\n(a)\nif the request is not made in conformity with section 5;\n(b) if the request does not establish that there are reasonable grounds for\nbelieving \u2014\n(i)\nthat the criminal offence specified in the request has been committed;\nand\n(ii) that the information sought relates to the offence and is located in the\nIslands;\n(c)\nif the Authority is of the opinion that the request is likely to prejudice the\nsecurity, public order or other essential interests of the Islands;\n(d) if the authorities in the Islands would be prohibited by any law of the\nIslands from carrying out the action requested with regard to any similar\noffence in the Islands;\n(e)\nif it is contrary to the laws of the Islands to grant mutual legal assistance\nin the circumstances to which a request relates; or\n(f)\nif the Authority is of the opinion that the requesting Party would not render\nassistance to the Authority in accordance with the Convention or under a\nlaw corresponding to this Act.\n(2) Where the Authority refuses to comply with a request on any of the grounds\nspecified in subsection (1) it shall so inform the requesting Party in writing and\nstate the grounds for the refusal.\n9.\nPostponement of assistance\n9.\n(1) The Authority may postpone giving assistance pursuant to a request where such\nassistance would interfere in an investigation, prosecution or other proceeding\nin the Islands.\n(2) Where the Authority postpones assistance in accordance with subsection (1), it\nshall consult with the requesting Party to determine if the requesting Party will\naccept assistance subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority deems\nnecessary.\n10.\nPowers ancillary to the execution of a request\n10. (1) Subject to sections 8 and 9 \u2014\n(a)\nupon receipt of a request relating to the Convention, the Authority shall\nexecute the request in accordance with Article 7; and\n(b) upon receipt of any other request, the Authority may execute the request\nin accordance with this Act.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nSection 11\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 9\n\n(2) Where the execution of a request would require a person to testify before a court,\nthe Authority shall apply to the court to receive such testimony to which the\nrequest relates as appears to the court to be appropriate for the purpose of giving\neffect to the request.\n(3) A court may, in pursuance of an application made under subsection (2), issue a\nsubpoena and take evidence on oath.\n(4) A person shall not be compelled in any proceedings under this section to give\nevidence which that person could not be compelled to give in criminal\nproceedings in the Islands.\n11.\nProduction of material relevant to a request\n11. (1) Where, pursuant to a request, the Authority considers it necessary to obtain\nmaterial from any person it shall direct a constable to apply to the Grand Court\nfor an order to produce such material.\n(2) If, on an application under subsection (1), the court is satisfied that the\nconditions in subsection (4) are fulfilled, it may make an order that the person\nwho appears to it to be in possession of the material to which the application\nrelates shall \u2014\n(a)\nproduce it to the constable to take away; or\n(b) give a constable access to it,\nwithin such period as the order may specify.\n(3) The period to be specified in an order under subsection (2) shall be seven days,\nunless it appears to the court that a longer or shorter period would be appropriate\nin the particular circumstances of the application.\n(4) The conditions referred to in subsection (2) are that there are reasonable grounds\nfor \u2014\n(a)\nsuspecting that a specified person has carried on or has benefited from an\noffence to which this Act applies;\n(b) suspecting that the material to which the application relates \u2014\n(i)\nis likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with\nother material) to the request for the purpose of which the application\nis made; and\n(ii) does not consist of or include items subject to legal privilege; and\n(c)\nbelieving that it is in the public interest, having regard to \u2014\n(i)\nthe benefit likely to accrue to the request if the material is\nobtained; and\n(ii) the circumstances under which the person in possession of the\nmaterial holds it,\nthat the material should be produced or that access to it should be given.\n\nSection 11\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n(5) Where the court makes an order under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in relation\nto material on any premises it may, on the application of a constable, order any\nperson who appears to it to be entitled to grant entry to the premises to allow a\nconstable to enter the premises to obtain access to the material.\n(6) The Rules Committee of the Grand Court may make rules governing the\nprocedure in relation to \u2014\n(a)\napplications for the grant, discharge and variation of orders under this Act;\nand\n(b) proceedings relating to such orders.\n(7) Where the material to which an application under this section relates consists of\ninformation contained in a computer \u2014\n(a)\nan order under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) shall have effect as an order\nto produce the material in a form in which it can be taken away and in\nwhich it is visible and legible; and\n(b) an order under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) shall have effect as an order\nto give access to the material in a form in which it is visible and legible.\n(8) An order under subsection (2) \u2014\n(a)\nshall not confer any right to production of, or access to, items subject to\nlegal privilege; and\n(b) shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other\nrestriction upon the disclosure of information whether imposed by the\nConfidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016], any\nother law or the common law.\n(9) Where, pursuant to a request, an order under subsection (2) has been made or\nhas been applied for, and has not been refused, or a warrant under section 12\nhas been issued, a person who, knowing or suspecting that a request has been\nmade, or that an investigation into any matter to which a request is made is\ntaking place, makes any disclosure which is likely to prejudice the request or\nthe investigation to which the request may relate, commits an offence and  is\nliable on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for five years.\n(10) In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section, it is a defence\nto prove \u2014\n(a)\nthat that person did not know or believe that the disclosure was likely to\nprejudice the investigation; or\n(b) that that person had lawful authority or reasonable excuse for making the\ndisclosure.\n(11) Any documents or other written information seized under an order by virtue of\nthis section shall be brought immediately to the Authority to be dealt with\naccording to the Law or the Convention.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nSection 12\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 11\n\n12.\nAuthority for a search pursuant to a request\n12. (1) Where, pursuant to a request, the Authority considers it necessary to enter and\nsearch any premises, the Authority shall direct a constable to apply to the Grand\nCourt for a warrant in relation to specified premises.\n(2) On an application made under subsection (1), the court may issue a warrant\nauthorising a constable to enter and search premises if it is satisfied that \u2014\n(a)\nan order made under section 11(2) in relation to material on the premises\nhas not been complied with;\n(b) the conditions in subsection (3) are fulfilled; or\n(c)\nthe conditions in subsection (4) are fulfilled.\n(3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) are that \u2014\n(a)\nthere are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a specified person has\ncarried on or has benefited from an offence to which this Act applies;\n(b) the conditions in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 11(4) are fulfilled in\nrelation to any material on the premises; and\n(c)\nit would not be appropriate to make an order under section 11 in relation\nto the material because \u2014\n(i)\nit is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to\nproduce the material;\n(ii) it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant\naccess to the material or entitled to grant entry to the premises on\nwhich the material is situated; or\n(iii) the investigation for the purposes of which the application is made\nmight be seriously prejudiced unless a constable could secure\nimmediate access to the material.\n(4) The conditions referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) are that there are\nreasonable grounds for suspecting that \u2014\n(a)\na specific person has carried on or has benefited from an offence to which\nthis Act applies;\n(b) there is on the premises material relating to the specified person or to an\noffence to which this Act applies which is likely to be of substantial value\n(whether by itself or together with other material) to the request for the\npurpose of which the application is made, but that the material cannot at\nthe time be particularised; and\n(i)\nit is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant\nentry to the premises;\n(ii) entry to the premises will not be granted unless a warrant is produced;\nor\n\nSection 13\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n(iii) the request for the purpose of which the application is made might be\nseriously prejudiced unless a constable arriving at the premises could\nsecure immediate entry to them.\n(5) Where a constable has entered premises in the execution of a warrant under this\nsection, that constable may seize and retain any material, other than items\nsubject to legal privilege, which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by\nitself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purposes of\nwhich the warrant was issued.\n(6) Any documents or other written information seized under an order by virtue of\nthis section shall be brought immediately to the Authority to be dealt with\naccording to the Law or the Convention.\n13.\nAuthentication of official documents\n13. The Authority or any person designated by the Authority in writing may authenticate\nany official documents or records of the Islands which are required in accordance\nwith this Act.\n14.\nProtection of persons appearing in response to a request\n14. (1) Any person who enters the Islands in response to a request made by the\nAuthority for the appearance of that person in accordance with Article 7(18) or\nunder a law corresponding to this Act shall not be subject, while in the Islands,\nto service of any process or subjected to any restriction of that person\u2019s personal\nliberty by reason of any act or conviction in the Islands prior to that person\u2019s\ndeparture from the territory of the requested Party.\n(2) Subsection (1) shall cease to apply ten days after that person has been notified\nin writing by the Authority that that person\u2019s presence is no longer required in\nthe Islands or, if that person has earlier left the Islands, that that person is not\nrequired by the Authority to return for the purposes of a request.\n(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), notification in writing shall be deemed to\nhave been given to a person three days after the dispatch by post to that person\nof such notification to that person\u2019s last known address.\n15.\nProtection of persons disclosing confidential information\n15. (1) A person who divulges any confidential information or gives any testimony in\nconformity with a request shall not be considered to commit an offence under\nthe Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016] by reason\nonly of such disclosure or the giving of such testimony.\n(2) Any disclosure or testimony to which subsection (1) refers shall be deemed not\nto be a breach of any confidential relationship between that person and any other\nperson, and no civil claim or action shall lie against the person making such\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nSection 16\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 13\n\ndisclosure or giving such testimony or against such person\u2019s principal or\nemployer by reason of such disclosure or testimony.\n16.\nRestriction of application of laws\n16. Section 4 of the Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016]\nshall not apply to confidential information given by any person on the directions of\nthe court given in pursuance of a request.\n17.\nTransfer of persons in custody to or from the territory of the other Party\n17. (1) A person who is in lawful custody in the Islands may be transferred to the\nterritory of any Party in response to a request by that Party for that person\u2019s\npresence as a witness if that person and the Authority consent to such a transfer.\n(2) A person transferred under subsection (1) shall be considered to be in lawful\ncustody during such transfer and during the period in which that person is in the\nterritory of the requesting Party and such time shall count as if that person had\nbeen in custody in the Islands.\n(3) A person who is in lawful custody in a territory of any Party and who is\ntransferred to the Islands upon a request by the Authority shall be considered to\nbe in lawful custody during such transfer and during the period in which that\nperson is in the Islands.\n(4) Any person who is transferred under this section may be released from custody\nupon such conditions as to bail or otherwise as may be agreed in writing between\nthe Parties and may be released no later than the date on which that person would\nhave been released if that person had not been so transferred.\n18.\nConfidentiality with regard to a request\n18. (1) Where a request and a court order issued pursuant to that request specify that\nthe request be kept confidential, no person who is \u2014\n(a)\nnotified of a request; or\n(b) required to take any action, produce any documents or supply any\ninformation in response to or in relation to any matters to which a request\nrelates,\nshall disclose the fact of the receipt of such a request or any particulars required\nor documents produced pursuant to the request except to that person\u2019s attorneyat-law and such other persons as the Authority may authorise, for a period of\nninety days from the date of the receipt of the request or such further period\ndetermined by the Authority.\n(2) This section shall be binding on the attorney-at-law of any person to whom\nsubsection (1) applies.\n\nSection 19\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n19.\nForfeiture or confiscation of criminally acquired assets\n19. The Authority may, where it has assisted a requesting Party, enter into an arrangement\nwith the requesting Party respecting the sharing of confiscated or forfeited assets\nbetween the Government of the Islands and the requesting Party.\n20.\nService of notices and documents\n20. For the purposes of this Act and subject to section 14(3), the service of any document\nshall be sufficient if delivered by hand or posted by registered post to the registered\nor other office of the addressee and an affidavit testimony of delivery of the notice or\ndocument by hand or supporting the registration certificate shall be deemed sufficient\nproof of such service.\n21.\nEnforcement\n21. A person who, contrary to section 18, informs any person other than that person\u2019s\nattorney-at-law, of the fact of the issue of a request or of any communication relevant\nto the matter to which the request relates, commits an offence and is liable on\nsummary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six\nmonths.\n22.\nReturn of documents and articles\n22. The requesting Party shall return any documents or articles furnished to it in the\nexecution of a request under this Act as soon as reasonably practicable unless the\nAuthority waives the return of the documents and articles.\n23.\nConflict of laws\n23. (1) This Act does not derogate from the provisions of \u2014\n(a)\nthe Confidential Information Disclosure Act, 2016 [Law 23 of 2016];\n(b) the Mutual Legal Assistance (United States of America) Act (2015\nRevision);\n(c)\nthe Proceeds of Crime Act (2024 Revision);\n(d) the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) (Cayman Islands)\nOrder 1978; or\n(e)\nany other law enabling international cooperation in criminal matters.\n(2) This Act does not apply to a request for the exchange of information made\npursuant to a law or an agreement which has legal effect in the Islands and which\nenables international cooperation in taxation matters.\n(3) Where there is any inconsistency between this Act and the Convention, this Act\nshall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.\n(4) In subsection (2) \u2014\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\nSection 24\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 15\n\n\u201ctaxation matters\u201d means matters relating to the collection, calculation or\nassessment of a tax or matters incidental thereto.\n24.\nApplication of certain provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act\n24. (1) Where a request has been made for the purpose of \u2014\n(a)\nidentifying or tracing proceeds, property, instruments or such other things\nfor the purposes of evidence;\n(b) immobilising criminally obtained assets; or\n(c)\nassisting in proceedings related to forfeiture and restitution,\nthe provisions of sections 32 to 38, and Schedule 5 to the Proceeds of Crime Act\n(2025 Revision) shall mutatis mutandis apply, except that \u2014\n(i)\nany reference in those provisions to a designated country shall be\nconstrued as a reference to a country or territory specified in\nSchedule 1 of this Act; and\n(ii) any reference in those provisions to the institution of proceedings\nshall be disregarded.\n(2) For the purposes of this Act, the powers of the Grand Court under\nparagraphs 6(1) and 7(a) of Schedule 5 to the Proceeds of Crime Act (2025\nRevision) are exercisable where either an external confiscation order has been\nmade or it appears to the Grand Court that there are reasonable grounds for\nthinking that such an order may be made.\n25.\nAmendment of Schedule 1\n25. The Cabinet may, by order, amend Schedule 1.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 17\n\n SCHEDULE 1\n(section 2)\nCOUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES TO WHICH MUTUAL LEGAL\nASSISTANCE MAY BE GIVEN BY THE AUTHORITY\nAfghanistan\nAlgeria\nAntigua and Barbuda\nArgentina\nArmenia\nAustralia\nAustria\n\nAzerbaijan\nBahamas\nBahrain\nBangladesh\nBarbados\nBelarus\nBelgium\nBelize\n\nBhutan\nBolivia\nBosnia and Herzegovina\nBrazil\nBrunei Darussalam\nBulgaria\nBurkina Faso\nBurundi\n\nCameroon\nCanada\nCape Verde\nChad\nChile\nChina\nColombia\nCosta Rica\nC\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\nCroatia\nCuba\n\nCyprus\nCzech Republic\n\nDenmark\nDominica\nDominican Republic\n\nEcuador\nEgypt\nEl Salvador\nEthiopia\nEuropean Community\n\nFiji\nFinland\nFrance\n\nGabon\nGambia\nGermany\nGhana\nGreece\nGrenada\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nGuatemala\nGuernsey\nGuinea\n\nGuinea-Bissau\nGuyana\n\nHaiti\nHoly See\nHonduras\nHungary\nIndia\nIndonesia\nIran (Islamic Republic)\nIreland\nIsrael\n\nItaly\nJamaica\nJapan\nJersey\nJordan\nKenya\nKuwait\nKyrgyzstan\n\nLatvia\nLebanon\nLesotho\nLiechtenstein\nLuxembourg\n\nMacedonia\nMadagascar\nMalawi\nMalaysia\nMaldives\nMali\nMalta\nMauritania\nMauritius\nMexico\nMoldova\nMonaco\nMorocco\n\nNepal\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nNicaragua\nNiger\nNigeria\nNorway\n\nOman\n\nPakistan\nPanama\nParaguay\nPeru\nPoland\nPortugal\nQatar\n\nRepublic of Estonia\nRepublic of Kazakhstan\nRepublic of Korea\nRomania\nRussian Federation\n\nSt. Kitts and Nevis\nSt. Lucia\nSt. Vincent and the Grenadines\nS\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 19\n\nSaudi Arabia\n\nSenegal\nSeychelles\nSierra Leone\n\nSlovakia\nSlovenia\nSocialist Republic of Vietnam\nSpain\nSri Lanka\nSudan\nSuriname\nSwaziland\nSweden\nSwitzerland\nSyrian Arab Republic\n\nTajikistan\nTogo\nTrinidad and Tobago\nTunisia\nTurkey\n\nTurkmenistan\nUganda\nUkraine\nUnited Arab Emirates\nUnited Kingdom (and the\noverseas territories of\nAnguilla, Bermuda, British\nVirgin Islands, Isle of Man,\nMontserrat and the Turks\nand Caicos Islands)\nUnited Republic of Tanzania\nUnited States of America\nUruguay\nUzbekistan\nVenezuela\nYemen\nZaire\nZambia\nZimbabwe\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nUNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN\nNARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES\nAdopted in Vienna, on 19 December 1988\nThe Parties to the Convention,\nDeeply concerned by the magnitude of and rising trend in the illicit production of, demand\nfor and traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which pose a serious threat\nto the health and welfare of human beings and adversely affect the economic, cultural and\npolitical foundations of society,\nDeeply concerned also by the steadily increasing inroads into various social groups made\nby illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and particularly by the fact\nthat children are used in many parts of the world as an illicit drug consumers market and\nfor purposes of illicit production, distribution and trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic\nsubstances, which entails a danger of incalculable gravity,\nRecognising the links between illicit traffic and other related organised criminal activities\nwhich undermine the legitimate economies and threaten the stability, security and\nsovereignty of the States,\nRecognising also that illicit traffic is an international criminal activity, the suppression of\nwhich demands urgent attention and the highest priority,\nAware that illicit traffic generates large financial profits and wealth enabling transnational\ncriminal organisations to penetrate, contaminate and corrupt the structures of government,\nlegitimate, commercial and financial business, and society at all its levels,\nDetermined to deprive persons engaged in illicit traffic of the proceeds of their criminal\nactivities and thereby eliminate their main incentive for so doing,\nDesiring to eliminate the root causes of the problem of abuse of narcotic drugs and\npsychotropic substances, including the illicit demand for such drugs and substances and\nthe enormous profits derived from illicit traffic,\nConsidering that measures are necessary to monitor certain substances, including\nprecursors, chemicals and solvents, which are used in the manufacture of narcotic drugs\nand psychotropic substances, the ready availability of which has led to an increase in the\nclandestine manufacture of such drugs and substances,\nDetermined to improve international co-operation in the suppression of illicit traffic by\nsea,\nRecognising that eradication of illicit traffic is a collective responsibility of all States and\nthat, to that end, co-ordinated action within the framework of international co-operation is\nnecessary,\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 21\n\nAcknowledging the competence of the United Nations in the field of control of narcotic\ndrugs and psychotropic substances and desirous that the international organs concerned\nwith such control should be within the framework of that Organisation,\nReaffirming the guiding principles of existing treaties in the field of narcotic drugs and\npsychotropic substances and the system of control which they embody,\nRecognising the need to reinforce and supplement the measures provided in the Single\nConvention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, that Convention as amended by the 1972 Protocol\nAmending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and the 1971 Convention on\nPsychotropic Substances, in order to counter the magnitude and extent of illicit traffic and\nits grave consequences,\nRecognising also the importance of strengthening and enhancing effective legal means for\ninternational co-operation in criminal matters for suppressing the international criminal\nactivities of illicit traffic,\nDesiring to conclude a comprehensive, effective and operative international convention\nthat is directed specifically against illicit traffic and that considers the various aspects of\nthe problem as a whole, in particular those aspects not envisaged in the existing treaties in\nthe field of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances,\nHereby agree as follows:\nArticle 1\nDEFINITIONS\nExcept where otherwise expressly indicated or where the context otherwise requires, the\nfollowing definitions shall apply throughout this Convention:\n(a) \u201cBoard\u201d means the International Narcotics Control Board established by the Single\nConvention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and that Convention as amended by the 1972\nProtocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961;\n(b) \u201cCannabis plant\u201d means any plant of the genus Cannabis;\n(c) \u201cCoca bush\u201d means the plant of any species of the genus Erythroxylon;\n(d) \u201cCommercial carrier\u201d means any person or any public, private or other entity\nengaged in transporting persons, goods or mails for remuneration, hire, or any other\nbenefit;\n(e) \u201cCommission\u201d means the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Economic and\nSocial Council of the United Nations;\n(f)\n\u201cConfiscation\u201d, which includes forfeiture where applicable, means the permanent\ndeprivation of property by order of a court or other competent authority;\n(g) \u201cControlled delivery\u201d means the technique of allowing illicit or suspect\nconsignments of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, substances in Table I and Table\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 22\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nII annexed to this Convention, or substances substituted for them, to pass out of, through\nor into the territory of one or more countries, with the knowledge and under the supervision\nof their competent authorities, with a view to identifying persons involved in the\ncommission of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1 of the\nConvention;\n(h) \u201c1961 Convention\u201d means the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961;\n(i)\n\u201c1961 Convention as amended\u201d means the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs,\n1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic\nDrugs, 1961;\n(j)\n\u201c1971 Convention\u201d means the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971;\n(k) \u201cCouncil\u201d means the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations;\n(l)\n\u201cFreezing\u201d or \u201cseizure\u201d means temporarily prohibiting the transfer, conversion,\ndisposition or movement of property or temporarily assuming custody or control of\nproperty on the basis of an order issued by a court or a competent authority;\n(m) \u201cIllicit traffic\u201d means the offences set forth in article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this\nConvention;\n(n) \u201cNarcotic drug\u201d means any of the substances, natural or synthetic, in Schedules I\nand II of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and that Convention as amended\nby the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961;\n(o) \u201cOpium poppy\u201d means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L;\n(p) \u201cProceeds\u201d means any property derived or obtained from, directly or indirectly,\nthrough the commission of an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1;\n(q) \u201cProperty\u201d means assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable\nor immovable, tangible or intangible, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title\nto, or interests in, such assets;\n(r)\n\u201cPsychotropic substance\u201d means any substance, natural or synthetic, or any natural\nmaterial in Schedules I, II, III, or IV of the Convention on Psychotropic substances, 1971;\n(s)\n\u201cSecretary-General\u201d means the Secretary General of the United Nations;\n(t)\n\u201cTable I\u201d and \u201cTable II\u201d mean the correspondingly numbered lists of substances\nannexed to this Convention, as amended from time to time in accordance with article 12;\n(u) \u201cTransit State\u201d means a State through the territory in which illicit narcotic drugs,\npsychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II are being moved, which is\nneither the place of origin nor the place of ultimate destination thereof.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 23\n\nArticle 2\nSCOPE OF THE CONVENTION\n1.\nThe purpose of this Convention is to promote co-operation among the Parties so that\nthey may address more effectively the various aspects of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and\npsychotropic substances having an international dimension. In carrying out their\nobligations under the Convention, the Parties shall take necessary measures, including\nlegislative and administrative measures, in conformity with the fundamental provisions of\ntheir respective domestic legislative systems.\n2.\nThe Parties shall carry out their obligations under this Convention in a manner\nconsistent with the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States and\nthat of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States.\n3.\nA Party shall not undertake in the territory of another the exercise of jurisdiction and\nperformance of functions which are exclusively reserved for the authorities of that other\nParty by its domestic law.\nArticle 3\nOFFENCES AND SANCTIONS\n1.\nEach Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal\noffences under its domestic law, when committed intentionally:\n(a)\n(i)\nThe production, manufacture, extraction, preparation, offering, offering\nfor sale, distribution, sale, delivery on any terms whatsoever, brokerage,\ndispatch, dispatch in transit, transport, importation or exportation of any\nnarcotic drug or any psychotropic substance contrary to the provisions of\nthe 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended or the 1971\nConvention;\n(ii) The cultivation of opium poppy, coca bush or cannabis plant for the\npurpose of the production of narcotic drugs contrary to the provisions of\nthe 1961 Convention and the 1961 Convention as amended;\n(iii) The possession or purchase of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance\nfor the purpose of any of the activities enumerated in (i) above;\n(iv) The manufacture, transport or distribution of equipment, materials or of\nsubstances listed in Table I and Table II, knowing that they are to be used\nin or for the illicit cultivation, production or manufacture of narcotic drugs\nor psychotropic substances;\n(v) The organisation, management or financing of any of the offences\nenumerated in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above;\n(b) (i)\nThe conversion or transfer of property, knowing that such property is\nderived from any offence or offences established in accordance with\nsubparagraph (a) of this paragraph, or from an act of participation in such\noffence or offences, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 24\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\norigin of the property or of assisting any person who is involved in the\ncommission of such an offence or offences to evade the legal consequences\nof that person\u2019s actions;\n(ii) The concealment or disguise of the true nature, source, location,\ndisposition, movement, rights with respect to, or ownership of property,\nknowing that such property is derived from an offence or offences\nestablished in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph or from\nan act of participation in such an offence or offences;\n(c)\nSubject to its constitutional principles and the basic concepts of its legal system:\n(i)\nThe acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing at the time of\nreceipt, that such property was derived from an offence or offences\nestablished in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this paragraph or from\nan act of participation in such an offence or offences;\n(ii) The possession of equipment or materials or substances listed in Table I\nand Table II, knowing that they are being or are to be used in or for the\nillicit cultivation, production or manufacture of narcotic drugs or\npsychotropic substances;\n(iii) Publicly inciting or inducing others, by any means, to commit any of the\noffences established in accordance with this article or to use narcotic drugs\nor psychotropic substances illicitly;\n(iv) Participation in, association or conspiracy to commit, attempts to commit\nand aiding, abetting facilitating and counselling the commission of any of\nthe offences established in accordance with this article.\n2.\nSubject to its constitutional principles and the basic concepts of its legal system, each\nParty shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish as a criminal offence\nunder its domestic law, when committed intentionally, the possession, purchase or\ncultivation of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances for personal consumption contrary\nto the provisions of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended or the 1971\nConvention.\n3.\nKnowledge, intent or purpose required as an element of an offence set forth in\nparagraph 1 of this article may be inferred from objective factual circumstances.\n4.\n(a) Each Party shall make the commission of the offences established in accordance\nwith paragraph 1 of this article liable to sanctions which take into account the grave nature\nof these offences, such as imprisonment or other forms of deprivation of liberty, pecuniary\nsanctions and confiscation.\n(b) The Parties may provide, in addition to conviction or punishment, for an offence\nestablished in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, that the offender shall undergo\nmeasures such as treatment, education, aftercare, rehabilitation or social reintegration.\n(c) Notwithstanding the preceding subparagraphs, in appropriate cases of a minor\nnature, the Parties may provide, as alternatives to conviction or punishment, measures such\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 25\n\nas education, rehabilitation or social reintegration, as well as, when the offender is a drug\nabuser, treatment and aftercare.\n(d) The Parties may provide, either as an alternative to conviction or punishment,\nor in addition to conviction or punishment of an offence established in accordance with\nparagraph 2 of this article, measures for the treatment, education, aftercare, rehabilitation\nor social reintegration of the offender.\n5.\nThe Parties shall ensure that their courts and other competent authorities having\njurisdiction can take into account factual circumstances which make the commission of the\noffences established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article particularly serious, such\nas:\n(a) The involvement in the offence of an organised criminal group to which the\noffender belongs;\n(b) The involvement of the offender in other international organised criminal\nactivities;\n(c) The involvement of the offender in other illegal activities facilitated by the\ncommission of the offence;\n(d) The use of violence or arms by the offender;\n(e) The fact that the offender holds a public office and that the offence is connected\nwith the office in question;\n(f)\nThe victimisation or use of minors;\n(g) The fact that the offence is committed in a penal institution or in an educational\ninstitution or social service facility or in their immediate vicinity or in other places to which\nschool children and students resort for educational, sports and social activities;\n(h) Prior conviction, particularly for similar offences, whether foreign or domestic,\nto the extent permitted under the domestic law of a Party.\n6.\nThe Parties shall endeavour to ensure that any discretionary legal powers under their\ndomestic law relating to the prosecution of persons for offences established in accordance\nwith this article are exercised to maximise the effectiveness of law enforcement measures\nin respect of those offences and with due regard to the need to deter the commission of\nsuch offences;\n7.\nThe Parties shall ensure that their courts or other competent authorities bear in mind\nthe serious nature of the offences enumerated in paragraph 1 of this article and the\ncircumstances enumerated in paragraph 5 of this article when considering the eventuality\nof early release or parole of persons convicted of such offences.\n8.\nEach Party shall, where appropriate, establish under its domestic law a long statute of\nlimitations period in which to commence proceedings for any offence established in\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 26\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\naccordance with paragraph (1) of this article, and a longer period where the alleged\noffender has evaded the administration of justice.\n9.\nEach Party shall take appropriate measures, consistent with its legal system, to ensure\nthat a person charged with or convicted of an offence established in accordance with\nparagraph 1 of this article, who is found within its territory, is present at the necessary\ncriminal proceedings.\n10. For the purpose of co-operation among the Parties under this Convention, including\nin particular, co-operation under articles 5, 6, 7 and 9, offences established in accordance\nwith this article shall not be considered as fiscal offences or as political offences or\nregarded as politically motivated, without prejudice to the constitutional limitations and\nthe fundamental domestic law of the Parties.\n11. Nothing contained in this article shall affect the principle that the description of the\noffences to which it refers and of legal defences thereto is reserved to the domestic law of\na Party and that such offences shall be prosecuted and punished in conformity with that\nlaw.\nArticle 4\nJURISDICTION\n1.\nEach Party:\n(a) Shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over\nthe offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when:\n(i)\nThe offence is committed in its territory;\n(ii) The offence is committed on board a vessel flying its flag or an aircraft\nwhich is registered under its law at the time the offence is committed;\n(b) May take measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the\noffences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when:\n(i)\nThe offence is committed by one of its nationals or by a person who has\nthat person\u2019s habitual residence in its territory;\n(ii) The offence is committed on board a vessel concerning which that Party\nhas been authorised to take appropriate action pursuant to article 17,\nprovided that such jurisdiction shall be exercised only on the basis of\nagreements or arrangements referred to in paragraphs 4 and 9 of that\narticle;\n(iii) The offence is one of those established in accordance with article 3,\nparagraph 1, subparagraph (c) (iv), and is committed outside its territory,\nof an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1.\n2.\nEach Party:\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 27\n\n(a) Shall also take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction\nover the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when the\nalleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite the alleged offender to\nanother Party on the ground:\n(i)\nThat the offence has been committed in its territory or on board a vessel\nflying its flag or an aircraft which has registered under its law at the time\nthe offence was committed; or\n(ii) that the offence has been committed by one of its nationals;\n(b) May also take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction\nover the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when the\nalleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite the alleged offender to\nanother Party.\n3.\nThis Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established\nby a Party in accordance with its domestic law.\nArticle 5\nCONFISCATION\n1.\nEach Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to enable confiscation of:\n(a) Proceeds derived from offences established in accordance with article 3,\nparagraph 1, or property the value of which corresponds to that of such proceeds;\n(b) Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, materials and equipment or other\ninstrumentalities used in or intended for use in a manner in offences established in\naccordance with article 3, paragraph 1.\n2.\nEach Party shall also adopt such measures as may be necessary to enable its\ncompetent authorities to identify, trace and freeze or seize proceeds, property,\ninstrumentalities or any other things referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, for the\npurpose of eventual confiscation.\n3.\nIn order to carry out the measures referred to in this article, each Party shall empower\nits courts or other competent authorities to order that bank, financial or commercial records\nbe made available or be seized. A Party shall not decline to act under the provisions of this\nparagraph on the ground of bank secrecy.\n4.\n(a) Following a request made pursuant to this article by another Party having\njurisdiction over an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, the Party\nin whose territory proceeds, property, instrumentalities or any other things referred to in\nparagraph 1 of this article are situated shall:\n(i)\nSubmit the request to its competent authorities for the purpose of obtaining\nan order of confiscation and, if such order is granted, give effect to it; or\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 28\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n(ii) Submit to its competent authorities, with a view to giving effect to it to the\nextent requested, an order of confiscation issued by the requesting Party in\naccordance with paragraph 1 of this article, in so far as it relates to\nproceeds, property, instrumentalities or any other things referred to in\nparagraph 1 situated in the territory of the requested Party.\n(b) Following a request made pursuant to this article by another Party having\njurisdiction over an offence established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, the\nrequested Party shall take such measures to identify, trace and seize proceeds, property,\ninstrumentalities or any other things referred to in paragraph 1 of this article for the purpose\nof eventual confiscation to be ordered either by the requesting Party or, pursuant to a\nrequest under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, by the requested Party.\n(c) The decisions or actions provided for in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this\nparagraph shall be taken by the requested Party, in accordance with and subject to the\nprovisions of its domestic law and its procedural rules or any bilateral or multilateral treaty,\nagreement or arrangement to which it may be bound in relation to the requesting Party.\n(d) The provisions of article 7, paragraphs 6 to 19 are applicable mutatis mutandis.\nIn addition to the information specified in article 7, paragraph 10, requests made pursuant\nto this article shall contain the following:\n(i)\nIn the case of a request pertaining to subparagraph (a)(i) of this paragraph,\na description of the property to be confiscated and a statement of the facts\nrelied upon by the requesting Party sufficient to enable the requested Party\nto seek the order under its domestic law;\n(ii) In the case of a request pertaining to subparagraph (a)(ii), a legally\nadmissible copy of an order of confiscation issued by the requesting Party\nupon which the request is based, a statement of the facts and information\nas to the extent to which the execution of the order is requested;\n(iii) In the case of a request pertaining to subparagraph (b), a statement of the\nfacts relied upon by the requesting Party and a description of the actions\nrequested.\n(e) Each Party shall furnish to the Secretary-General the text of any of its laws and\nregulations which give effect to this paragraph and the text of any subsequent changes to\nsuch laws and regulations.\n(f)\nIf a Party elects to make the taking of the measures referred to in\nsubparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph conditional on the existence of a relevant treaty,\nthat Party shall consider this Convention as the necessary and sufficient treaty basis.\n(g) The Parties shall seek to conclude bilateral and multilateral treaties, agreements\nor arrangements to enhance the effectiveness of international co-operation pursuant to this\narticle.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 29\n\n5.\n(a) Proceeds or property confiscated by a Party pursuant to paragraph 1 or\nparagraph 4 of this article shall be disposed of by that Party according to its domestic law\nand administrative procedures.\n(b) When acting on the request of another Party in accordance with this article, a\nParty may give special consideration to concluding agreements on:\n(i)\nContributing the value of such proceeds and property, or funds derived\nfrom the sale of such proceeds or property, or a substantial part thereof, to\nintergovernmental bodies specialising in the fight against illicit traffic in\nand abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;\n(ii) Sharing with other Parties, on a regular or case-by-case basis, such\nproceeds or property, or funds derived from the sale of such proceeds or\nproperty, in accordance with its domestic law, administrative procedures\nor bilateral or multilateral agreements entered into for this purpose.\n6.\n(a) If proceeds have been transformed or converted into, other property, such\nproperty shall be liable to the measures referred to in this article instead of the proceeds.\n(b) If proceeds have been intermingled with property acquired from legitimate\nsources, such property shall, without prejudice to any powers relating to seizure or freezing,\nbe liable to confiscation up to the assessed value of the intermingled proceeds.\n(c) Income or other benefits derived from:\n(i)\nProceeds;\n(ii) Property into which proceeds have been transformed or converted; or\n(iii) Property with which proceeds have been intermingled,\nshall also be liable to the measures referred to in this article, in the same manner and to the\nsame extent as proceeds.\n7.\nEach Party may consider ensuring that the onus of proof be reversed regarding the\nlawful origin of alleged proceeds or other property liable to confiscation, to the extent that\nsuch action is consistent with principles of its domestic law and with the nature of the\njudicial and other proceedings.\n8.\nThe provisions of this article shall not be construed as prejudicing the rights of bona\nfide third parties.\n9.\nNothing contained in this article shall affect the principle that the measures to which\nit refers shall be defined and implemented in accordance with and subject to the provisions\nof the domestic law of a Party.\nArticle 6\nEXTRADITION\n1.\nThis article shall apply to the offences established by the Parties in accordance with\narticle 3, paragraph 1.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 30\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n2.\nEach of the offences to which this article applies shall be deemed to be included as\nan extraditable offence in any extradition treaty existing between the Parties. The Parties\nundertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to be\nconcluded between them.\n3.\nIf a Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a\nrequest for extradition from another Party with which it has no extradition treaty, it may\nconsider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition in respect of any offence to which\nthis article applies. The Parties which require detailed legislation in order to use this\nConvention as a legal basis for extradition shall consider enacting such legislation as may\nbe necessary.\n4.\nThe Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty\nshall recognise offences to which this article applies as extraditable offences between\nthemselves.\n5.\nExtradition shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the law of the requested\nParty or by applicable extradition treaties, including the grounds upon which the requested\nParty may refuse extradition.\n6.\nIn considering requests received pursuant to this article, the requested State may\nrefuse to comply with such requests where there are substantial grounds leading its judicial\nor other competent authorities to believe that compliance would facilitate the prosecution\nor punishment of any person on account of that person\u2019s race, religion, nationality or\npolitical opinions, or would cause prejudice for any of those reasons to any person affected\nby the request.\n7.\nThe Parties shall endeavour to expedite extradition procedures and to simplify\nevidentiary requirements relating thereto in respect of any offence to which this article\napplies.\n8.\nSubject to the provisions of its domestic law and its extradition treaties, the requested\nParty may, upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant and are urgent, and at\nthe request of the requesting Party, take a person whose extradition is sought and who is\npresent in its territory into custody or take other appropriates measures to ensure that\nperson\u2019s presence at extradition proceedings.\n9.\nWithout prejudice to the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established in\naccordance with its domestic law, a Party in whose territory an alleged offender is found\nshall:\n(a) If it does not extradite the alleged offender in respect of an offence established\nin accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, on the grounds set forth in article 4, paragraph 2,\nsubparagraph (a), submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of\nprosecution, unless otherwise agreed with the requesting Party;\n(b) If it does not extradite the alleged offender in respect of such an offence and has\nestablished its jurisdiction in relation to that offence with article 4, paragraph 2,\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 31\n\nsubparagraph (b), submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of\nprosecution, unless otherwise requested by the requesting Party for the purposes of\npreserving its legitimate jurisdiction.\n10. If extradition, sought for purposes of enforcing a sentence, is refused because the\nperson sought is a national of the requested Party, the requested Party shall, if its law so\npermits and in conformity with the requirements of such law, upon application of the\nrequesting Party, consider the enforcement of the sentence which has been imposed under\nthe law of the requesting Party, or the remainder thereof.\n11. The Parties shall seek to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements to carry out\nor to enhance the effectiveness of extradition.\n12. The Parties may consider entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements, whether\nad hoc or general, on the transfer to their country of persons sentenced to imprisonment\nand other forms of deprivation of liberty to which this article applies, in order that they\nmay complete their sentence there.\nArticle 7\nMUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE\n1.\nThe Parties shall afford one another, pursuant to this article, the widest measure of\nmutual legal assistance in investigations, prosecutions and judicial proceedings in relation\nto criminal offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1.\n2.\nMutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested\nfor any of the following purposes:\n(a)\nTaking evidence or statements from persons;\n(b) Effecting service of judicial documents;\n(c)\nExecuting searches and seizures;\n(d) Examining objects and sites;\n(e)\nProviding information and evidentiary items;\n(f)\nProviding originals or certified copies of relevant documents and records,\nincluding bank, financial, corporate or business records;\n(g) Identifying or tracing proceeds, property, instrumentalities or other thing\nfor evidentiary purpose.\n3.\nThe Parties may afford one another any other forms of mutual legal assistance allowed\nby the domestic law of the requested Party.\n4.\nUpon request, the Parties shall facilitate or encourage, to the extent consistent with\ntheir domestic law and practice, the presence or availability of persons, including persons\nin custody, who consent to assist in investigations or participate in proceedings.\n5.\nA Party shall not decline to render mutual legal assistance under this article on the\nground of bank secrecy.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 32\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n6.\nThe provisions of this article shall not affect the obligations under any treaty, bilateral\nor multilateral, which governs or will govern, in whole or in part, mutual legal assistance\nin criminal matters.\n7.\nParagraphs 8 to 19 of this article shall apply to requests made pursuant to this article\nif the Parties in question are not bound by a treaty of mutual legal assistance. If these Parties\nare bound by such a treaty, the corresponding provisions of that treaty shall apply unless\nthe Parties agree to apply paragraphs 8 to 19 of this article in lieu thereof.\n8.\nParties shall designate an authority, or when necessary, authorities, which shall have\nthe responsibility and power to execute requests for mutual legal assistance or to transmit\nthem to the competent authorities for execution. The authority or the authorities designated\nfor this purpose shall be notified to the Secretary-General. Transmission of requests for\nmutual legal assistance and any communication related thereto shall be effected between\nthe authorities designated by the Parties; this requirement shall be without prejudice to the\nright of a Party to require that such requests and communications be addressed to or through\nthe diplomatic channel and, in urgent circumstances, where the Parties agree, through\nchannels of the International Criminal Police Organisation, if possible.\n9.\nRequests shall be made in writing in a language acceptable to the requested Party.\nThe language or languages acceptable to each Party shall be notified to the SecretaryGeneral. In urgent circumstances, and where agreed by the Parties, requests may be made\norally, but shall be confirmed in writing forthwith.\n10. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain:\n(a)\nthe identity of the authority making the request;\n(b) The subject matter and nature of the investigation, prosecution or\nproceeding to which the request relates, and the name and functions of the\nauthority conducting such investigation, prosecution or proceeding;\n(c)\nA summary of the relevant facts, except in respect of requests for the\npurpose of service of judicial documents;\n(d) A description of the assistance sought and details of any particular\nprocedure the requesting Party wishes to be followed;\n(e)\nWhere possible, the identity, location and nationality of any person\nconcerned;\n(f)\nThe purpose for which the evidence, information or action is sought.\n11. The requested Party may request additional information when it appears necessary\nfor the execution of the request in accordance with its domestic law or when it can facilitate\nsuch execution.\n12. A request shall be executed in accordance with the domestic law of the requested\nParty and, to the extent not contrary to the domestic law of the requested Party and, where\npossible, in accordance with the procedures specified in the request.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 33\n\n13. The requesting Party shall not transmit nor use information or evidence furnished by\nthe requested Party for investigations, prosecutions or proceedings other than those stated\nin the request without the prior consent of the requested Party.\n14. The requesting Party may require that the requested Party keep confidential the fact\nand substance of the request, except to the extent necessary to execute the request. If the\nrequested Party cannot comply with the requirement of confidentiality, it shall promptly\ninform the requesting Party.\n15. Mutual legal assistance may be refused:\n(a)\nIf the request is not made in conformity with the provisions of this article;\n(b) If the requested Party considers that execution of the request is likely to\nprejudice its sovereignty, security, public order or other essential interest;\n(c)\nIf the authorities of the requested Party would be prohibited by its domestic\nlaw from carrying out the action requested with regard to any similar\noffence, had it been subject to investigation, prosecution or proceedings\nunder their own jurisdiction;\n(d) If it would be contrary to the legal system of the requested Party relating\nto mutual legal assistance for the request to be granted.\n16. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.\n17. Mutual legal assistance may be postponed by the requested Party on the ground that\nit interferes with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or proceeding. In such a case, the\nrequested Party shall consult with the requesting Party to determine if the assistance can\nstill be given subject to such terms and conditions as the requested Party deems necessary.\n18. A witness, expert or other person who consents to give evidence in a proceeding or\nto assist in an investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding in the territory of the\nrequesting Party, shall not be prosecuted, detained, punished or subjected to any other\nrestriction of that person\u2019s personal liberty in that territory in respect of acts, omissions or\nconvictions prior to that person\u2019s departure from the territory of the requested Party. Such\nsafe conduct shall cease when the witness, expert or other person having had, for a period\nof fifteen consecutive days, or for any period agreed upon by the Parties, from the date on\nwhich that witness has been officially informed that that person\u2019s presence is no longer\nrequired by the judicial authorities, an opportunity of leaving, has nevertheless remained\nvoluntarily in the territory or, having left it, has returned of that person\u2019s own free will.\n19. The ordinary costs of executing a request shall be borne by the requested Party, unless\notherwise agreed by the Parties concerned. If expenses of a substantial or extraordinary\nnature are or will be required to fulfil the request, the Parties shall consult to determine the\nterms and conditions under which the request will be executed as well as the manner in\nwhich the costs shall be borne.\n20. The Parties shall consider, as may be necessary, the possibility of concluding bilateral\nor multilateral agreements or arrangements that would serve the purposes of, give practical\neffect to, or enhance the provisions of this article.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 34\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nArticle 8\nTRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS\nThe Parties shall give consideration to the possibility of transferring to one another\nproceedings for criminal prosecution of offences established in accordance with article 3,\nparagraph 1, in cases where such transfer is considered to be in the interests of a proper\nadministration of justice.\nArticle 9\nOTHER FORMS OF CO-OPERATION AND TRAINING\n1.\nThe Parties shall co-operate closely with one another, consistent with their respective\ndomestic legal and administrative systems, with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of\nlaw enforcement action to suppress the commission of offences established in accordance\nwith article 3, paragraph 1. They shall, in particular, on the basis of bilateral or multilateral\nagreements or arrangements:\n(a) Establish and maintain channels of communication between their competent\nagencies and services to facilitate the secure and rapid exchange of information concerning\nall aspects of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, including, if\nthe Parties concerned deem it appropriate, links with other criminal activities;\n(b) Co-operate with one another in conducting enquiries, with respect to offences\nestablished in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, having an international character,\nconcerning:\n(i)\nThe identity, whereabouts and activities of persons suspected of being\ninvolved in offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1;\n(ii) The movement of proceeds or property derived from the commission of\nsuch offences;\n(iii) The movement of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, substances in\nTable I and Table II of this Convention and instrumentalities used or\nintended for use in the commission of such offences;\n(c) In appropriate cases and if not contrary to domestic law, establish joint teams,\ntaking into account the need to protect the security of persons and of operations, to carry\nout the provisions of this paragraph.  Officials of any Party taking part in such teams shall\nact as authorised by the appropriate authorities of the Party in whose territory the operation\nis to take place; in all such cases, the Parties involved shall ensure that the sovereignty of\nthe Party on whose territory the operation is to take place is fully respected;\n(d) Provide, when appropriate, necessary quantities of substances for analytical or\ninvestigative purposes;\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 35\n\n(e) Facilitate effective co-ordination between their competent agencies and services\nand promote the exchange of personnel and other experts, including the posting of liaison\nofficers.\n2.\nEach Party shall, to the extent necessary, initiate, develop or improve specific training\nprogrammes for its law enforcement and other personnel, including customs, charged with\nthe suppression of offences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1. Such\nprogrammes shall deal, in particular, with the following:\n(a) Methods used in the detection and suppression of offences established in\naccordance with article 3, paragraph 1;\n(b) Routes and techniques used by persons suspected of being involved in offences\nestablished in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, particularly in transit States, and\nappropriate countermeasures;\n(c) Monitoring of the import and export of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances\nand substances in Table I and Table II;\n(d) Detection and monitoring of the movement of proceeds and property derived\nfrom, and narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table l and Table ll,\nand  instrumentalities used or intended for use in, the commission of offences established\nin accordance with article 3, paragraph 1;\n(e) Methods used for the transfer, concealment or disguise of such proceeds,\nproperty and instrumentalities;\n(f)\nCollection of evidence;\n(g) Control techniques in free trade zones and free ports;\n(h) Modern law enforcement techniques.\n3.\nThe Parties shall assist one another to plan and implement research and training\nprogrammes designed to share expertise in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this article\nand, to this end, shall also, when appropriate, use regional and international conferences\nand seminars to promote co-operation and stimulate discussion on problems of mutual\nconcern, including the special problems and needs of transit States.\nArticle 10\nINTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSIT\nSTATES\n1.\nThe Parties shall co-operate, directly or through competent international or regional\norganisation, to assist and support transit States and, in particular, developing countries in\nneed of such assistance and support, to the extent possible, through programmes of\ntechnical co-operation on interdiction and other related activities.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 36\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n2.\nThe Parties may undertake, directly or through competent international or regional\norganisations, to provide financial assistance to such transit States for the purpose of\naugmenting and strengthening the infrastructure needed for effective control and\nprevention of illicit traffic.\n3.\nThe Parties may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements to\nenhance the effectiveness of international co-operation pursuant to this article and may take\ninto consideration financial arrangements in this regard.\nArticle 11\nCONTROLLED DELIVERY\n1.\nIf permitted by the basic principles of their respective domestic legal systems, the\nParties shall take the necessary measures, within their possibilities, to allow for the\nappropriate use of controlled delivery at the international level, on the basis of agreements\nor arrangements mutually consented to, with a view to identifying persons involved in\noffences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, and to take legal action\nagainst them.\n2.\nDecisions to use controlled delivery shall be made on a case-by-case basis and may,\nwhen necessary, take into consideration financial arrangements and understandings with\nrespect to the exercise of jurisdiction by the Parties concerned.\n3.\nIllicit consignments whose controlled delivery is agreed to may, with the consent of\nthe Parties concerned, be intercepted and allowed to continue with the narcotic drugs or\npsychotropic substances intact or removed or replaced in whole or in part.\nArticle 12\nSUBSTANCES FREQUENTLY USED IN THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURE OF\nNARCOTIC DRUGS OR PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES\n1.\nThe Parties shall take the measures they deem appropriate to prevent diversion of\nsubstances in Table I and Table II used for the purpose of illicit manufacture of narcotic\ndrugs or psychotropic substances, and shall co-operate with one another to this end.\n2.\nIf a Party or the Board has information which in its opinion may require the inclusion\nof a substance in Table I or Table II, it shall notify the Secretary-General and furnish the\nSecretary-General with the information in support of that notification.  The procedure\ndescribed in paragraphs 2 to 7 of this article shall also apply when a Party or the Board has\ninformation justifying the deletion of a substance from Table I or Table II, or the transfer\nof a substance from one Table to the other.\n3.\nThe Secretary-General shall transmit such notification, and any information which\nthe Secretary-General considers relevant, to the Parties, to the Commission and, where\nnotification is made by a Party, to the Board. The Parties shall communicate their\ncomments concerning the notification to the Secretary-General, together with all\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 37\n\nsupplementary information which may assist the Board in establishing an assessment and\nthe Commission in reaching a decision.\n4.\nIf the Board, taking into account the extent, importance and diversity of the licit use\nof the substance, and the possibility and case of using alternate substances both for licit\npurposes and for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, finds:\n(a) That the substance is frequently used in the illicit manufacture of a narcotic drug\nor psychotropic substance;\n(b) That the volume and extent of the illicit manufacture of a narcotic drug or\npsychotropic substance creates serious public health or social problems, so as to warrant\ninternational action,\nit shall communicate to the Commission an assessment of the substance, including the\nlikely effect of adding the substance to either Table I or Table II on both licit use and illicit\nmanufacture, together with recommendations of monitoring measures, if any, that would\nbe appropriate in the light of its assessment.\n5.\nThe Commission, taking into account the comments submitted by the Parties and the\ncomments and recommendations of the Board, whose assessment shall be determinative as\nto scientific matters and also taking into due consideration any other relevant factors, may\ndecide by a two-thirds majority of its members to place a substance in Table I or Table II.\n6.\nAny decision of the Commission taken pursuant to this article shall be communicated\nby the Secretary-General to all States and other entities which are, or which are entitled to\nbecome, Parties to this Convention, and to the Board.  Such decision shall become fully\neffective with respect to each Party one hundred and eighty days after the date of such\ncommunication.\n7.\n(a) The decision of the Commission taken under this article shall be subject to\nreview by the Council upon the request of any Party filed within one hundred and eighty\ndays after the date of notification of the decision.  The request for review shall be sent to\nthe Secretary-General, together with all relevant information upon which the request for\nreview is based.\n(b) The Secretary-General shall transmit copies of the request for review and the\nrelevant information to the Commission, to the Board and to all the Parties, inviting them\nto submit their comments within ninety days. All comments received shall be submitted to\nthe Council for consideration.\n(c) The Council may confirm or reverse the decision of the Commission.\nNotification of the Council\u2019s decision shall be transmitted to all States and other entities\nwhich are, or which are entitled to become, Parties to this Convention, to the Commission\nand to the Board.\n8.\n(a) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in paragraph 1\nof this article and the provisions of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 38\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nand the 1971 Convention, the Parties shall take the measures they deem appropriate to\nmonitor the manufacture and distribution of substances in Table I and Table II which are\ncarried out within their territory.\n(b) To this end, the Parties may:\n(i)\nControl all persons and enterprises engaged in the manufacture and\ndistribution of such substances;\n(ii) Control under licence the establishment and premises in which such\nmanufacture or distribution may take place;\n(iii) Require that licensees obtain a permit for conducting the aforesaid\noperations;\n(iv) Prevent the accumulation of such substances in the possession of\nmanufacturers and distributors, in excess of the quantities required for the\nnormal conduct of business and the prevailing market conditions.\n9.\nEach Party shall, with respect to substances in Table I and Table II, take the following\nmeasures:\n(a) Establish and maintain a system to monitor international trade in substances in\nTable I and Table II in order to facilitate the identification of suspicious transactions. Such\nmonitoring systems shall be applied in close co-operation with manufacturers, importers,\nexporters, wholesalers and retailers, who shall inform the competent authorities of\nsuspicious orders and transactions.\n(b) Provide for the seizure of any substance in Table I or Table II if there is sufficient\nevidence that it is for use in the illicit manufacture of a narcotic drug or psychotropic\nsubstance.\n(c) Notify, as soon as possible, the competent authorities and services of the Parties\nconcerned if there is reason to believe that the import or transit of a substance in Table I or\nTable II is destined for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances,\nincluding in particular information about the means of payment and any other essential\nelements which led to that belief.\n(d) Require that imports and exports be properly labelled and documented.\nCommercial documents such as invoices, cargo manifests, customs, transport and other\nshipping documents shall include the names, as stated in Table I or Table II, of the\nsubstances being imported or exported, the quantity being imported or exported, and the\nname and address of the exporter, the importer and, when available, the consignee.\n(e) Ensure that documents referred to in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph are\nmaintained for a period of not less than two years and may be made available for inspection\nby the competent authorities.\n10. (a) In addition to the provisions of paragraph 9, and upon request to the SecretaryGeneral by the interested Party, each Party from whose territory a substance in Table I is\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 39\n\nto be exported shall ensure that, prior to such export, the following information is supplied\nby its competent authorities to the competent authorities of the importing country \u2014\n(i)\nName and address of the exporter and importer and, when available, the\nconsignee;\n(ii) Name of the substance in Table I;\n(iii) Quantity of the substance to be exported;\n(iv) Expected point of entry and expected date of dispatch;\n(v) Any other information which is mutually agreed upon by the Parties.\n(b) A Party may adopt more strict or severe measures of control than those provided\nby this paragraph if, in its opinion, such measures are desirable or necessary.\n11. Where a Party furnishes information to another Party in accordance with paragraphs 9\nand 10 of this article, the Party furnishing such information may require that the Party\nreceiving it keep confidential any trade, business, commercial or professional secret or\ntrade process.\n12. Each Party shall furnish annually to the Board, in the form and manner provided for\nby it and on forms made available by it, information on:\n(a) The amounts seized of substances in Table I and Table II and, when known,\ntheir origin;\n(b) Any substance not included in Table I or Table II which is identified as having\nbeen used in illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, and which is\ndeemed by the party to be sufficiently significant to be brought to the attention of the Board;\n(c) Methods of diversion and illicit manufacture.\n13. The Board shall report annually to the Commission on the implementation of this\narticle and the Commission shall periodically review the adequacy and propriety of Table\nI and Table II.\n14. The provisions of this article shall not apply to pharmaceutical preparations, nor to\nother preparations containing substances in Table I or Table II that are compounded in such\na way that such substances cannot be easily used or recovered by readily applicable means.\nArticle 13\nMATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT\nThe Parties shall take such measures as they deem appropriate to prevent trade in and the\ndiversion of materials and equipment for illicit production or manufacture of narcotic drugs\nand psychotropic substances and shall co-operate to this end.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 40\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nArticle 14\nMEASURES TO ERADICATE ILLICIT CULTIVATION OF NARCOTIC\nPLANTS AND TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT DEMAND FOR NARCOTIC DRUGS\nAND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES\n1.\nAny measures taken pursuant to this Convention by Parties shall not be less stringent\nthan the provisions applicable to the eradication of illicit cultivation of plants containing\nnarcotic and psychotropic substances and to the elimination of illicit demand for narcotic\ndrugs and psychotropic substances under the provisions of the 1971 Convention, the 1961\nConvention as amended and the 1971 Convention.\n2.\nEach Party shall take appropriate measures to prevent illicit cultivation of and to\neradicate plants containing narcotic or psychotropic substances, such as opium poppy, coca\nbush and cannabis plants, cultivated illicitly in its territory.  The measures adopted shall\nrespect fundamental human rights and shall take due account of traditional licit uses, where\nthere is historic evidence of such use, as well as the protection of the environment.\n3.\n(a) The Parties may co-operate to increase the effectiveness of eradication efforts.\nSuch co-operation may, inter alia, include support, when appropriate, for integrated rural\ndevelopment leading to economically viable alternatives to illicit cultivation.  Factors such\nas access to markets, the availability of resources and prevailing socio-economic conditions\nshould be taken into account before such rural development programmes are implemented.\nThe Parties may agree on any other appropriate measures of co-operation.\n(b) The Parties shall also facilitate the exchange of scientific and technical\ninformation and the conduct of research concerning eradication.\n(c) Whenever they have common frontiers, the Parties shall seek to co-operate in\neradication programmes in their respective areas along those frontiers.\n4.\nThe Parties shall adopt appropriate measures aimed at eliminating or reducing illicit\ndemand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with a view to reducing human\nsuffering and eliminating financial incentives for illicit traffic.  These measures may be\nbased, inter alia, on the recommendations of the United Nations, specialised agencies of\nthe United Nations such as the World Health Organisation, and other competent\ninternational organisations, and on the Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Outline adopted\nby the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held in 1987, as it\npertains to governmental and non-governmental agencies and private efforts in the fields\nof prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The Parties may enter into bilateral or\nmultilateral agreements or arrangements aimed at eliminating or reducing illicit demand\nfor narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.\n5.\nThe Parties may also take necessary measures for early destruction or lawful disposal\nof the narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II which\nhave been seized or confiscated and for the admissibility as evidence of duly certified\nnecessary quantities of such substances.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 41\n\nArticle 15\nCOMMERCIAL CARRIERS\n1.\nThe Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that means of transport operated\nby commercial carriers are not used in the commission of offences established in\naccordance with article 3, paragraph 1; such measures may include special arrangements\nwith commercial carriers.\n2.\nEach Party shall require commercial carriers to take reasonable precautions to prevent\nthe use of their means of transport for the commission of offences established in accordance\nwith article 3, paragraph 1. Such precautions may include:\n(a) If the principal place of business of a commercial carrier is within the territory\nof the Party:\n(i)\nTraining of personnel to identify suspicious consignments or persons;\n(ii) Promotion of integrity of personnel;\n(b) If a commercial carrier is operating within the territory of the Party:\n(i)\nSubmission of cargo manifests in advance, whenever possible;\n(ii) Use of tamper-resistant, individually verifiable seals on containers;\n(iii) Reporting to the appropriate authorities at the earliest opportunity all\nsuspicious circumstances that may be related to the commission of\noffences established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1.\n3.\nEach Party shall seek to ensure that commercial carriers and the appropriate\nauthorities at points of entry and exit and other customs control areas co-operate, with a\nview to preventing unauthorised access to means of transport and cargo and to\nimplementing appropriate security measures.\nArticle 16\nCOMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS AND LABELLING OF EXPORTS\n1.\nEach Party shall require that lawful exports of narcotic drugs and psychotropic\nsubstances be properly documented.  In addition to the requirements for documentation\nunder article 31 of the 1961 Convention, article 31 of the 1961 Convention as amended\nand article 12 of the 1971 Convention, commercial documents such as invoices, cargo\nmanifests, customs, transport and other shipping documents shall include the names of the\nnarcotic drugs and psychotropic substances being exported as set out in the respective\nSchedules of the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention as amended and the 1971\nConvention, the quantity being exported, and the name and address of the exporter, the\nimporter and, when available, the consignee.\n2.\nEach Party shall require that consignments of narcotic drugs and psychotropic\nsubstances being exported be not mislabelled.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 42\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nArticle 17\nILLICIT TRAFFIC BY SEA\n1.\nThe Parties shall co-operate to the fullest extent possible to suppress illicit traffic by\nsea, in conformity with the international law of the sea.\n2.\nA Party which has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel flying its flag or not\ndisplaying a flag or marks of registry is engaged in illicit traffic may request the assistance\nof other Parties in suppressing its use for that purpose. The Parties so requested shall render\nsuch assistance within the means available to them.\n3.\nA Party which has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel exercising freedom of\nnavigation in accordance with international law and flying the flag or displaying marks of\nregistry of another Party is engaged in illicit traffic may so notify the flag State, request\nconfirmation of registry and, if confirmed, request authorisation from the flag State to take\nappropriate measures in regard to that vessel.\n4.\nIn accordance with paragraph 3 or in accordance with treaties in force between them\nor in accordance with any agreement or arrangement otherwise reached between those\nParties, the flag State may authorise the requesting State to, inter alia:\n(a) Board the vessel;\n(b) Search the vessel;\n(c) If evidence of involvement in illicit traffic is found, take appropriate action with\nrespect to the vessel, persons and cargo on board.\n5.\nWhere action is taken pursuant to this article, the Parties concerned shall take due\naccount of the need not to endanger the safety of life at sea, the security of the vessel and\nthe cargo or to prejudice the commercial and legal interests of the flag State or any other\ninterested State.\n6.\nThe flag State may, consistent with its obligations in paragraph 1 of this article,\nsubject its authorisation to conditions to be mutually agreed between it and the requesting\nParty, including conditions relating to responsibility.\n7.\nFor the purposes of paragraph 3 and 4 of this article, a Party shall respond\nexpeditiously to a request from another Party to determine whether a vessel that is flying\nits flag is entitled to do so, and to requests for authorisation made pursuant to paragraph 3.\nAt the time of becoming a Party to this Convention, each Party shall designate an authority\nor, when necessary, authorities to receive and respond to such requests. Such designation\nshall be notified through the Secretary-General to all other Parties within one month of the\ndesignation.\n8.\nA Party which has taken any action in accordance with this article shall promptly\ninform the flag State concerned of the results of that action.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 43\n\n9.\nThe Parties shall consider entering into bilateral or regional agreements or\narrangements to carry out, or to enhance the effectiveness of, the provisions of this article.\n10. Action pursuant to paragraph 4 of the article shall be carried out only by warships or\nmilitary aircraft, or other ships or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on\ngovernment service and authorised to that effect.\n11. Any action taken in accordance with this article shall take due account of the need not\nto interfere with or affect the rights and obligations and the exercise of jurisdiction of\ncoastal States in accordance with the international law of the sea.\nArticle 18\nFREE TRADE ZONES AND FREE PORTS\n1.\nThe Parties shall apply measures to suppress illicit traffic in narcotic drugs,\npsychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II in free trade zones and in\nfree ports that are no less stringent than those applied in other parts of their territories.\n2.\nThe Parties shall endeavour:\n(a) To monitor the movement of goods and persons in free trade zones and free\nports, and to that end, shall empower the competent authorities to search cargoes and\nincoming and outgoing vessels, including pleasure aircraft and fishing vessels, as well as\naircraft and vehicles and, when appropriate, to search crew members, passengers and their\nbaggage;\n(b) To establish and maintain a system to detect consignments suspected of\ncontaining narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II\npassing into or out of free trade zones and free ports;\n(c) To establish and maintain surveillance systems in harbour and dock areas and at\nairports and border control points in free trade zones and free ports.\nArticle 19\nTHE USE OF THE MAILS\n1.\nIn conformity with their obligations under the Conventions of the Universal Postal\nUnions and in accordance with the basic principles of their domestic legal system, the\nParties shall adopt measures to suppress the use of the mails for illicit traffic and shall cooperate with one another to that end.\n2.\nThe measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall include, in particular:\n(a) Co-ordinated action for the prevention and repression of the use of the\nmails for illicit traffic;\n(b) Introduction and maintenance by authorised law enforcement personnel of\ninvestigative and control techniques designed to detect illicit consignments of\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 44\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nnarcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and substances in Table I and Table II in the\nmails;\n(c) Legislative measures to enable the use of appropriate means to secure\nevidence required for judicial proceedings.\nArticle 20\nINFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE PARTIES\n1.\nThe Parties shall furnish, through the Secretary-General, information to the\nCommission on the working of this Convention in their territories and, in particular:\n(a) The text of laws and regulations promulgated in order to give effect to the\nConvention;\n(b) Particulars of cases of illicit traffic within their jurisdiction which they consider\nimportant because of new trends disclosed, the quantities involved, the sources from which\nthe substances are obtained, or the methods employed by persons so engaged.\n2.\nThe Parties shall furnish such information in such a manner and by such dates as the\nCommission may request.\nArticle 21\nFUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION\nThe Commission is authorised to consider all matters pertaining to the aims of this\nConvention and, in particular:\n(a) The Commission shall, on the basis of the information submitted by the Parties\nin accordance with Article 20, review the operation of this Convention;\n(b) The Commission may make suggestions and general recommendations based on\nthe examination of the information received from the Parties;\n(c) The Commission may call the attention of the Board to any matters which may\nbe relevant to the functions of the Board;\n(d) The Commission shall, on any matter referred to it by the Board under article\n22, paragraph 1(b), take such action as it deems appropriate;\n(e) The Commission may, in conformity with the procedures laid down in article\n12, amend Table I and Table II;\n(f)\nThe Commission may draw the attention of non-Parties to decisions and\nrecommendations which it adopts under this Convention, with a view to their considering\ntaking action in accordance therewith.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 45\n\nArticle 22\nFUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD\n1.\nWithout prejudice to the functions of the Commission under article 21, and without\nprejudice to the functions of the Board and the Commission under the 1961 Convention,\nthe 1961 Convention as amended and the 1971 Convention:\n(a) If, on the basis of its examination of information available to it, to the SecretaryGeneral or to the Commission, or of information communicated by United Nations organs,\nthe Board has reason to believe that the aims of this Convention in matters related to its\ncompetence are not being met, the Board may invite a Party or Parties to furnish any\nrelevant information:\n(b) With respect to articles 12, 13 and 16:\n(i)\nAfter taking action under subparagraph (a) to this article, the Board, if\nsatisfied that it is necessary to do so, may call upon the Party concerned to\nadopt such remedial measures as shall seem under the circumstances to be\nnecessary for the execution of the provisions of articles 12, 13 and 16;\n(ii) Prior to taking action under (iii) below, the Board shall treat as confidential\nits communications with the Party concerned under the preceding\nsubparagraphs;\n(iii) If the Board finds that the Party concerned has not taken remedial measures\nwhich it has been called upon to take under this subparagraph, it may call\nthe attention of the Parties, the Council and the Commission to the matter.\nAny report published by the Board under this subparagraph shall also\ncontain the views of the Party concerned if the latter so requests.\n2.\nAny Party shall be invited to be represented at a meeting of the Board at which a\nquestion of direct interest to it is to be considered under this article.\n3.\nIf in any case a decision of the Board which is adopted under this article is not\nunanimous, the views of the minority shall be stated.\n4.\nDecisions of the Board under this article shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of\nthe whole number of the Board.\n5.\nIn carrying out its functions pursuant to subparagraph 1(a) of this article, the Board\nshall ensure the confidentiality of all information which may come into its possession.\n6.\nThe Board\u2019s responsibility under this article shall not apply to the implementation of\ntreaties or agreements entered into between Parties in accordance with the provisions of\nthis Convention.\n7.\nThe provision of this article shall not be applicable to disputes between Parties falling\nunder the provisions of article 32.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 46\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\nArticle 23\nREPORTS OF THE BOARD\n1.\nThe Board shall prepare an annual report on its work containing an analysis of the\ninformation at its disposal and, in appropriate cases, an account of the explanations, if any,\ngiven by or required of Parties, together with any observations and recommendations which\nthe Board desires to make.  The Board may make such additional reports as it considers\nnecessary.  The reports shall be submitted to the Council through the Commission which\nmay make such comments as it sees fit.\n2.\nThe reports of the Board shall be communicated to the Parties and subsequently\npublished by the Secretary-General.  The Parties shall permit their unrestricted distribution.\nArticle 24\nAPPLICATION OF STRICTER MEASURES THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY\nTHIS CONVENTION\nA Party may adopt more strict or severe measures than those provided by this Convention\nif, in its opinion, such measures are desirable or necessary for the prevention or suppression\nof illicit traffic.\nArticle 25\nNON-DEROGATION FROM EARLIER TREATY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS\nThe provisions of this Convention shall not derogate from any rights enjoyed or obligations\nundertaken by Parties to this Convention under the 1961 Convention, the 1961 Convention\nas amended and the 1971 Convention.\nArticle 26\nSIGNATURE\nThis Convention shall be open for signature at the United Nations Office at Vienna from\n20 December 1988 to 28 February 1989, and thereafter at the Headquarters of the United\nNations at New York, until 20 December 1989, by:\n(a) All States;\n(b) Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia;\n(c) Regional economic integration organisations which have competence in respect\nof the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters\ncovered by this Convention, references under the Convention to Parties, States or national\nservices being applicable to these organisations within the limits of their competence.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 47\n\nArticle 27\nRATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL OR ACT OF FORMAL\nCONFIRMATION\n1.\nThis Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States and by\nNamibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia, and to acts of formal\nconfirmation by regional economic integration organisations referred to in article 26,\nsubparagraph (c). The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval and those relating\nto acts of formal confirmation shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.\n2.\nIn their instruments of formal confirmation, regional economic integration\norganisations shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters\ngoverned by this Convention. These organisations shall also inform the Secretary-General\nof any modification in the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed\nby the Convention.\nArticle 28\nACCESSION\n1.\nThis Convention shall remain open for accession by any State, by Namibia,\nrepresented by the United Nations Council for Namibia and by regional economic\nintegration organisations referred to in article 26, subparagraph (c). Accession shall be\neffected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary General.\n2.\nIn their instruments of accession, regional economic integration organisations shall\ndeclare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by this\nConvention. These organisations shall also inform the Secretary-General of any\nmodification in the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the\nConvention.\nArticle 29\nENTRY INTO FORCE\n1.\nThis Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the deposit\nwith the Secretary-General of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval\nor accession by States or by Namibia, represented by the Council for Namibia.\n2.\nFor each State or for Namibia, represented by the Council for Namibia, ratifying,\naccepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twentieth\ninstrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter\ninto force on the ninetieth day after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification,\nacceptance, approval or accession.\n3.\nFor each regional economic integration organisation referred to in article 26,\nsubparagraph (c) depositing an instrument relating to an act or formal confirmation or an\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 48\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\ninstrument of accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after\nsuch deposit, or at the date the Convention enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this\narticle, whichever is later.\nArticle 30\nDENUNCIATION\n1.\nA Party may denounce this Convention at any time by a written notification addressed\nto the Secretary-General.\n2.\nSuch denunciation shall take effect for the Party concerned one year after the date of\nreceipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.\nArticle 31\nAMENDMENTS\n1.\nAny Party may propose an amendment to this Convention. The text of any such\namendment and the reasons therefor shall be communicated by that Party to the SecretaryGeneral, who shall communicate it to the other Parties and shall ask them whether they\naccept the proposed amendment. If a proposed amendment so circulated has not been\nrejected by any Party within twenty-four months after it has been circulated, it shall be\ndeemed to have been accepted and shall enter into force in respect of a Party ninety days\nafter that Party has deposited with the Secretary-General an instrument expressing its\nconsent to be bound by that amendment.\n2.\nIf a proposed amendment has been rejected by any Party, the Secretary-General shall\nconsult with the Parties and, if a majority so requests, the Secretary-General shall bring the\nmatter, together with any comments made by the Parties, before the Council which may\ndecide to call a conference in accordance with article 62, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the\nUnited Nations.  Any amendment resulting from such a Conference shall be embodied in\na Protocol of Amendment.  Consent to be bound by such a Protocol shall be required to be\nexpressed specifically to the Secretary-General.\nArticle 32\nSETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES\n1.\nIf there should arise between two or more Parties a dispute relating to the\ninterpretation or application of this Convention, the Parties shall consult together with a\nview to the settlement of the dispute by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation,\narbitration, recourse to regional bodies, judicial process or other peaceful means of their\nown choice.\n2.\nAny such dispute which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 of\nthis article shall be referred, at the request of any one of the States Parties to the dispute, to\nthe International Court of Justice for decision.\n\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act (2025 Revision)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nPage 49\n\n3.\nIf a regional economic integration organisation referred to in article 26,\nsubparagraph (c) is a Party to a dispute which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed\nin paragraph 1 of this article, it may, through a State Member of the United Nations, request\nthe Council to request an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in\naccordance with article 65 of the Statute of the Court, which opinion shall be regarded as\ndecisive.\n4.\nEach State, at the time of signature or ratification, acceptance or approval of this\nConvention or accession thereto, or each regional economic integration organisation, at the\ntime of signature or deposit of an act of formal confirmation or accession, may declare that\nit does not consider itself bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article.  The other Parties\nshall not be bound by paragraphs 2 and 3 with respect to any Party having made such a\ndeclaration.\n5.\nAny Party having made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article\nmay at any time withdraw the declaration by notification to the Secretary-General.\nArticle 33\nAUTHENTIC TEXTS\nThe Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish texts of this Convention are equally\nauthentic.\nArticle 34\nDEPOSITORY\nThe Secretary-General shall be the depository of this Convention.\n\nANNEX1\nTable I\n\n Table II\nAcetic anhydride\n Acetone\nN-Acetylanthranilic acid\n Anthranilic acid\n4-Anilino-N-phenethylpiperdine (ANPP)  Ethyl ether\nEphedrine\n Hydrochloric acida\nErgometrine\n Methyl ethyl ketone\nErgotamine\n Piperidine\nIsosafrole\n Sulphuric acid\nLysergic acid\n Toluene\n3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidate (\u201cPMK\nglycidate\u201d)\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nCriminal Justice (International Cooperation) Actct (2025 Revision)\n\nPage 50\nRevised as at 31st December, 2024\nc\n\n3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidate acid\n(\u201cPMK glycidate acid\u201d)\n\n3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2propanone (3, 4-MDP-2-P)\n\nNorephedrine\n\nN-Phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP)\n\nPhenylacetic acid\n\nAlpha-Phenylacetoacetamide (APAA)\n\nAlpha-Phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN)\n1-Phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P)\n\nPiperonal\n\nPotassium permanganate\n\nPseudoephedrine\n\nSafrole\n\nThe salts of the substances listed in\nthis Table whenever the existence of\nsuch salts is possible\n The salts of the substances\nlisted in this Table whenever\nthe existence of such salts is\npossible\n\na   The  salts of hydrochloric acid\nand sulphuric acid are specifically\nexcluded from Table II\n\n1Tables of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic\nSubstances of 1988 as at 23rd November, 2022; 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