96.— (1) The Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 applies and has effect, with the necessary modifications, as if references in it to another Member State or other such States included references to a designated state or states (other than a member state or states).

(2) Section 9 (participants in joint investigation teams) of the said Act of 2004 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (d):

“(d) one or more officers designated by an authority of a designated state (other than a Member State or part of such a State) within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008,”

and

(b) by the deletion of subsections (5) and (6).