Article 1 Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003.

(2)

In this Order—

(a)

“the Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

(b)

“the new failure to disclose offences” means sections 330, 331 and 332 of the Act;

(c)

“the old failure to disclose offences” means—

(i)

section 52 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994^f1;

(ii)

section 39 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995^f2; and

(iii)

article 44 of the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996^f3.

(d)

“the new principal money laundering offences” means sections 327, 328 and 329 of the Act;

(e)

“the old principal money laundering offences” means—

(i)

sections 93A, 93B and 93C of the Criminal Justice Act 1988^f4;

(ii)

section 14 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990^f5;

(iii)

sections 49, 50 and 51 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994;

(iv)

sections 37 and 38 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995; and

(v)

articles 45, 46 and 47 of the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

Annotations

f1: 1994 c. 37.
f2: 1995 c. 39.
f3: S.I. 1996/1299 (N.I. 9).
f4: 1988 c. 33; sections 93A, 93B and 93C were inserted by sections 29(1), 30 and 31, respectively, of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36).
f5: 1990 c. 5; section 14 is partially repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36) and the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37).