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(4) The prosecuting authorities are—
(a) in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, a prosecuting authority de-
signated by an order made by the Secretary of State,
(b) in relation to Scotland, the Lord Advocate or a procurator fiscal.
(5) The assistance that may be requested under this section is any assistance in obtaining
from a participating country details of transactions to be carried out in any period specified in the
request in respect of any accounts at banks situated in that country.
45- Sending requests for assistance
(1) A request for assistance under section 43 or 44, other than one to which subsection (3) or
(4) applies, is to be sent to the Secretary of State for forwarding—
(a) to a court specified in the request and exercising jurisdiction in the place where the
information is to be obtained, or
(b) to any authority recognised by the participating country in question as the approp-
riate authority for receiving requests for assistance of the kind to which this section applies.
(2) But in cases of urgency the request may be sent to a court referred to in subsection (1)(a).
(3) Such a request for assistance by the Lord Advocate is to be sent to a court or authority
mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b).
(4) Such a request for assistance by a sheriff or a procurator fiscal is to be sent to such a court
or authority, or to the Lord Advocate for forwarding to such a court or authority.
General
46 Interpretation of Chapter 4
(1) In this Chapter—
“the court” means the Crown Court or, in Scotland, the sheriff, “senior police officer” means a
police officer who is not below the rank of superintendent and “senior customs officer” means a
customs officer who is not below the grade designated by the Commissioners of Customs and
Excise as equivalent to that rank.
(2) The following provisions apply for the purposes of this Chapter.
(3) Serious criminal conduct means conduct which constitutes—