{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-listed-assets-rules-2017/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-listed-assets-rules-2017/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1293",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Listed Assets) Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-listed-assets-rules-2017",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Rules—\n(a) “the Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;\n(b) “document” includes any notification required to be given under these Rules;\n(c) “electronic communication” has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;\n(ca) “freezing order” means an order made under—\n(i) section 303Z3(2) of the Act (account freezing orders);\n(ii) section 303Z37(2) of the Act (crypto wallet freezing orders);\n(cb) “order for further detention” means an order made under—\n(i) section 295(2) of the Act (further detention of seized cash);\n(ii) section 303l(1) of the Act (further detention of seized property);\n(iii) section 303Z28(1) or (4) of the Act (further detention of cryptoasset related items);\n(iv) section 303Z32(1) or (4) of the Act (further detention of cryptoassets);\n(d) words and expressions used otherwise have the same meaning as in Chapter 3A of Part 5 of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2(ca)(cb) inserted (7.11.2024) by The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention, Freezing and Forfeiture of Cryptoassets, and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1043), rules 1(1), 25(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 16.4.2018, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c.29. Chapters 3A and 3B of Part 5 of the Act were inserted by sections 15 and 16 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) is amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1293/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:04:20.291475+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."
}