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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-finances-act-2017-commencement-no-4-regulations-2018/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/78",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-finances-act-2017-commencement-no-4-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 31st January 2018",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act come into force on 31st January 2018—\n(a) sections 1 to 6 (unexplained wealth orders);\n(b) sections 7 and 8 (disclosure orders);\n(c) section 13 (unlawful conduct: gross human rights abuses or violations);\n(d) section 16 (forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts) so far as not already in force;\n(e) section 17 (Serious Fraud Office) so far as it relates to paragraphs (x) to (aa);\n(f) sections 19 to 21 (extension of powers) so far as section 21 is not already in force;\n(g) section 22 (search and seizure warrants: assault and obstruction offences) except so far as it inserts section 356A(3)(b) and (4)(b) into POCA;\n(h) section 23 (assault and obstruction offence in relation to SFO officers) except so far as it inserts section 453B(3)(b) and (4)(b) into POCA;\n(i) section 24 (external requests, orders and investigations);\n(j) section 25 (obstruction offence in relation to immigration officers) except so far as it inserts section 453C(2)(c) into POCA;\n(k) section 26 (seized money: England and Wales);\n(l) section 29 (recovery orders relating to heritable property) so far as not already in force;\n(m) section 31(1) (accredited financial investigators) so far as it is relevant to paragraph (n);\n(n) section 31(2) and (4);\n(o) section 32(1) and (7) (reconsideration of discharged orders) so far as it is relevant to paragraph (p) and section 32(4) of the Act;\n(p) section 32(2) and (3);\n(q) section 33 (confiscation investigations: determination of the available amount);\n(r) section 34(1) (confiscation orders and civil recovery: minor amendments) so far as it is relevant to paragraph (s) and section 34(3) of the Act;\n(s) section 34(2) and (5) to (11);\n(t) section 35 (disclosure orders);\n(u) section 38 (forfeiture of terrorist cash) so far as not already in force;\n(v) sections 39 (forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property) and 40 (forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts) so far as not already in force;\n(w) section 53 and paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments) so far as they are relevant to provisions coming into force on 31st January 2018 as provided for by regulation 5;\n(x) paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (powers of members of staff of the Serious Fraud Office) so far as it is relevant to paragraphs (y) to (aa);\n(y) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 so far as it is relevant to paragraph (z);\n(z) paragraph 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 1 so far as it inserts references to Part 2 of POCA;\n(aa) paragraphs 3 to 6 and 11 to 26 of Schedule 1;\n(bb) Schedule 2 (disclosure orders);\n(cc) Schedule 3 (forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property) so far as not already in force;\n(dd) Schedule 4 (forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts) so far as not already in force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/78/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:03:11.114434+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}