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The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/2605 · Made 9 October 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Proceeds Of Crime

Made 9th October 2013

Laid before Parliament 16th October 2013

Coming into force 11th November 2013

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of October 2013

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 445 and 459(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows.

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Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 29; section 445(2)(b) was amended by paragraphs 47 and 71, of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976) and paragraphs 121 and 139 in Part 6 of Schedule 8, to the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27).

Contents

  1. Part A1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. Part 1
  4. 2Interpretation
  5. 3Scope of Part 1
  6. 4Action on receipt of request in relation to an external investigation
  7. 5Offences of prejudicing external investigation
  8. 6Production orders
  9. 7Requirements for making of production order
  10. 8Order to grant entry
  11. 9Further provisions
  12. 10Computer information
  13. 11Government departments
  14. 12Supplementary
  15. 13Search and seizure warrants
  16. 14Requirements where production order not available
  17. 15Further provisions: general
  18. 16Disclosure orders
  19. 17Requirements for making of disclosure order
  20. 18Offences
  21. 19Statements
  22. 20Further provisions
  23. 21Supplementary
  24. 21AUnexplained wealth orders ...
  25. 21BRequirements for making of unexplained wealth order
  26. 21CNon-compliance with an unexplained wealth order
  27. 21DCompliance or purported compliance with an unexplained wealth order
  28. 21EStatements
  29. 21FDisclosure of information, copying of documents etc.
  30. 21GHolding of property: trusts and company arrangements etc.
  31. 21GASupplementary: Northern Ireland
  32. 21HUnexplained wealth order: application for interim freezing order
  33. 21IVariation and discharge of interim freezing order
  34. 21JExclusions
  35. 21KRestrictions on proceedings and remedies
  36. 21LReceivers in connection with interim freezing orders
  37. 21MPowers of receivers appointed under article 21L
  38. 21NSupervision of article 21L receiver and variations
  39. 21ORegistration
  40. 21PCompensation
  41. 21QCosts orders
  42. 22Customer information orders
  43. 23Meaning of customer information
  44. 24Requirements for making of customer information order
  45. 25Offences
  46. 26Statements
  47. 27Disclosure of information
  48. 28Supplementary
  49. 29Account monitoring orders
  50. 30Requirements for making of account monitoring order
  51. 31Statements
  52. 32Applications
  53. 33Disclosure of information
  54. 34Supplementary
  55. 35Codes of Practice
  56. Part 2
  57. 36Interpretation
  58. 37Scope of Part 2
  59. 38Action on receipt of request in relation to an external investigation
  60. 39Offences of prejudicing external investigation
  61. 40Production Orders
  62. 41Requirements for making of production order
  63. 42Order to grant entry
  64. 43Further provisions
  65. 44Computer information
  66. 45Government departments
  67. 46Supplementary
  68. 46AUnexplained wealth orders
  69. 46BRequirements for making of unexplained wealth order
  70. 46CNon-compliance with an unexplained wealth order
  71. 46DCompliance or purported compliance with an unexplained wealth order
  72. 46EStatements
  73. 46FDisclosure of information, copying of documents etc.
  74. 46GHolding of property: trusts and company arrangements etc.
  75. 46HSupplementary
  76. 46IUnexplained wealth order: application for interim freezing order
  77. 46JVariation and discharge of interim freezing order
  78. 46KExclusions
  79. 46LRestrictions on proceedings and remedies
  80. 46MArrestment of property affected by interim freezing order
  81. 46NInhibition of property affected by interim freezing order
  82. 46OReceivers in connection with interim freezing orders
  83. 46PPowers of receivers appointed under article 46O
  84. 46QSupervision of article 46O receiver and variations
  85. 46RCompensation
  86. 46SExpenses orders
  87. 47Search warrants
  88. 48Requirements where production order not available
  89. 49Further provisions: general
  90. 50Disclosure orders
  91. 51Requirements for making of disclosure order
  92. 52Offences
  93. 53Statements
  94. 54Further provisions
  95. 55Supplementary
  96. 56Customer information orders
  97. 57Meaning of customer information
  98. 58Requirements for making of customer information order
  99. 59Offences
  100. 60Statements
  101. 61Further Provisions
  102. 62Supplementary
  103. 63Account monitoring orders
  104. 64Requirements for making an account monitoring order
  105. 65Statements
  106. 66Further provisions
  107. 67Supplementary
  108. 68Jurisdiction of sheriff
  109. 69Code of Practice
  110. 70Performance of functions of Scottish Ministers by constables in Scotland
  111. Signature
  112. Explanatory note