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Proceeds of Crime Act 1995

1995 c. 11 · Enacted 28 June 1995 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make further provision for and in relation to the recovery of the proceeds of criminal conduct; to make further provision for facilitating the enforcement of overseas forfeiture and restraint orders; and for connected purposes.

[28th June 1995]

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. Making of confiscation orders
  2. 1Duty to make confiscation orders. Repealed
  3. 2Confiscation relating to a course of criminal conduct. Repealed
  4. Incidental provisions relating to confiscation
  5. 3Provision of information by prosecutor. Repealed
  6. 4Provision of information by defendant. Repealed
  7. 5Review of cases where proceeds of crime not assessed. Repealed
  8. 6Revision of assessment of proceeds of crime. Repealed
  9. 7Revision of assessment of amount to be recovered. Repealed
  10. 8Enforcement etc. of confiscation orders. Repealed
  11. 9Payment of interest on sums unpaid. Repealed
  12. 10Variation of confiscation order on receiver’s application. Repealed
  13. 11Order to make material available. Repealed
  14. 12Authority for search. Repealed
  15. 13Disclosure of information held by government departments. Repealed
  16. Enforcement of overseas forfeiture and restraint orders
  17. 14Enforcement in UK of overseas forfeiture and restraint orders
  18. Supplemental
  19. 15Consequential and transitional amendments and repeals.
  20. 16Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
  21. Schedule 1: Consequential Amendments of the 1988 Act Repealed
  22. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  23. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  24. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  25. Schedule 2Repeals

1Duty to make confiscation orders.F1 E+W

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2Confiscation relating to a course of criminal conduct.F1 E+W

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3Provision of information by prosecutor.F1 E+W

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4Provision of information by defendant.F1 E+W

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5Review of cases where proceeds of crime not assessed.F1 E+W

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6Revision of assessment of proceeds of crime.F1 E+W

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7Revision of assessment of amount to be recovered.F1 E+W

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8Enforcement etc. of confiscation orders.F1 E+W

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9Payment of interest on sums unpaid.F1 E+W

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10Variation of confiscation order on receiver’s application.F1 E+W

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11Order to make material available.F1 E+W

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12Authority for search.F1 E+W

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13Disclosure of information held by government departments.F1 E+W

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14Enforcement in UK of overseas forfeiture and restraint orders

(1)

In each of the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 to the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (enforcement of overseas orders providing for the forfeiture or restraint of terrorist funds), namely—

(a)

paragraph 10 (which relates to enforcement in England and Wales),

(b)

paragraph 20 (which relates to enforcement in Scotland), and

(c)

paragraph 30 (which relates to enforcement in Northern Ireland),

there shall be inserted, after sub-paragraph (2), the sub-paragraph set out in subsection (2) below.

(2)

That sub-paragraph is—

“(2A)

Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, the provision that may be made by virtue of that sub-paragraph includes provision which, for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of any external order that may be made, has effect at times before there is an external order to be enforced.”

(3)

Section 9 of the M2Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (enforcement of overseas forfeiture orders) shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, with the insertion, after subsection (1), of the following subsection—

“(1A)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above the provision that may be made by virtue of that subsection includes provision which, for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of any order that may be made, has effect at times before there is an order to be enforced.”

15Consequential and transitional amendments and repeals. E+W

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(3)

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(4)

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

16Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995.

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P1(3)

Subject to subsections (4) to (6) below, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different purposes.

(4)

Section 14 above and this section come into force on the passing of this Act.

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(6)

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(7)

This Act, except for section 14 above and this section, does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

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Schedule 2Repeals

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1988 c. 33.The Criminal Justice Act 1988.In section 71—
(a) subsection (7);
(b) in subsection (7A), paragraph (b) and, in paragraph (c), the words “by virtue of section 72 below”; and
(c) subsection (8).
In section 72, subsections (1) to (4).
In section 72A(1), paragraph (b) and, in paragraph (c), the words “by virtue of section 72 above”.
In section 73, subsection (4).