{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-investigations-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2009/9780111005088",
  "legislation_title": "The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-investigations-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish the Scottish Parliament under section 459(6)(b) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nPROCEEDS OF CRIME\nMade 2009\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 410(4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nThe Scottish Ministers:\n(1) have, in accordance with section 410(8) of the Act, revised the code of practice as to the exercise by proper persons of functions they have under Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Act (investigations: Scotland) (“the revised code of practice”);\n(2) have, in accordance with section 410(2) of the Act, prepared and published a draft of the revised code of practice, considered representations made to them about the draft and amended the draft accordingly; and\n(3) have, in accordance with section 410(3) of the Act, laid the revised code of practice before the Scottish Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 459(6)(b) of the Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The code of practice was brought into operation on 24th February 2003 in accordance with SSI 2003/94."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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