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Criminal Finances Act 2017 in England

2017 c. 22 · Enacted 27 April 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; make provision in connection with terrorist property; create corporate offences for cases where a person associated with a body corporate or partnership facilitates the commission by another person of a tax evasion offence; and for connected purposes.

[27th April 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Proceeds of crime
  2. Chapter 1: Investigations
  3. Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  4. 1Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  5. 2Interim freezing orders
  6. 3External assistance
  7. 4Unexplained wealth orders: Scotland
  8. 5Interim freezing orders
  9. 6External assistance
  10. Disclosure orders
  11. 7Disclosure orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  12. Beneficial ownership
  13. 9Co-operation: beneficial ownership information
  14. Chapter 2: Money laundering
  15. 10Power to extend moratorium period
  16. 11Sharing of information within the regulated sector
  17. 12Further information orders
  18. Chapter 3: Civil Recovery
  19. Meaning of “unlawful conduct": gross human rights abuses or violations
  20. 13Unlawful conduct: gross human rights abuses or violations
  21. Forfeiture
  22. 14Forfeiture of cash
  23. 15Forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property
  24. 16Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  25. Chapter 4: Enforcement powers and related offences
  26. Extension of powers
  27. 17Serious Fraud Office
  28. 18Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs: removal of restrictions
  29. 19Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs: new powers
  30. 20Financial Conduct Authority
  31. 21Immigration officers
  32. Assault and obstruction offences
  33. 22Search and seizure warrants: assault and obstruction offences
  34. 23Assault and obstruction offence in relation to SFO officers
  35. 24External requests, orders and investigations
  36. 25Obstruction offence in relation to immigration officers
  37. Chapter 5: Miscellaneous
  38. Seized money: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  39. 26Seized money: England and Wales
  40. Miscellaneous provisions relating to Scotland
  41. 29Recovery orders relating to heritable property
  42. Other miscellaneous provisions
  43. 31Accredited financial investigators
  44. 32Reconsideration of discharged orders
  45. 33Confiscation investigations: determination of the available amount
  46. 34Confiscation orders and civil recovery: minor amendments
  47. Part 2: Terrorist property
  48. Disclosures of information
  49. 35Disclosure orders
  50. 36Sharing of information within the regulated sector
  51. 37Further information orders
  52. Civil recovery
  53. 38Forfeiture of terrorist cash
  54. 39Forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property
  55. 40Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  56. Counter-terrorism financial investigators
  57. 41Extension of powers to financial investigators
  58. 42Offences in relation to counter-terrorism financial investigators
  59. Enforcement in other parts of United Kingdom
  60. 43Enforcement in other parts of United Kingdom
  61. Part 3: Corporate offences of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion
  62. Preliminary
  63. 44Meaning of relevant body and acting in the capacity of an associated person
  64. Failure of relevant bodies to prevent tax evasion facilitation offences by associated persons
  65. 45Failure to prevent facilitation of UK tax evasion offences
  66. 46Failure to prevent facilitation of foreign tax evasion offences
  67. Guidance about prevention procedures
  68. 47Guidance about preventing facilitation of tax evasion offences
  69. Offences: general and supplementary provision
  70. 48Offences: extra-territorial application and jurisdiction
  71. 49Consent to prosecution under section 46
  72. 50Offences by partnerships: supplementary
  73. Consequential amendments and interpretation
  74. 51Consequential amendments
  75. 52Interpretation of Part 3
  76. Part 4: General
  77. 53Minor and consequential amendments
  78. 54Power to make consequential provision
  79. 55Section 54: procedural requirements
  80. 56Financial provision
  81. 57Extent
  82. 58Commencement
  83. 59Short title
  84. Schedule 1: Powers of members of staff of Serious Fraud Office
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
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  106. 26Paragraph 26
  107. Schedule 2: Disclosure orders
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. Schedule 3: Forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. Schedule 4: Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. 3Paragraph 3
  119. Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments
  120. Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 52)
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. Limitation Act 1980 (c. 58)
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38)
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11))
  129. 5Paragraph 5
  130. Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
  131. 6Paragraph 6
  132. 7Paragraph 7
  133. 8Paragraph 8
  134. Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
  135. 9Paragraph 9
  136. 10Paragraph 10
  137. 11Paragraph 11
  138. 12Paragraph 12
  139. 13Paragraph 13
  140. Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24)
  141. 14Paragraph 14
  142. 15Paragraph 15
  143. 16Paragraph 16
  144. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
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  146. 18Paragraph 18
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  217. Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 10)
  218. 89Paragraph 89
  219. Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)
  220. 90Paragraph 90
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