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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2013/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2605",
  "legislation_title": "The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2013",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Action on receipt of request in relation to an external investigation",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may refer to the Director General of NCA , a relevant Director, ... the FCA, the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or an enforcement authority a request for assistance in relation to an external investigation.\n(2) The Director General of NCA , a relevant Director, ... the FCA, the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or an enforcement authority may on receipt of the request for assistance act under this Part.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 4(1) substituted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 4(1) omitted (28.6.2021) by virtue of The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/638), arts. 1(2), 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 4(2) substituted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 4(2) omitted (28.6.2021) by virtue of The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/638), arts. 1(2), 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 4 in force at 11.11.2013, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2605/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:38:12.589733+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."
}