{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2013/article-60",
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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/60",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Statements",
  "text": "(1) A statement made by a financial institution in response to a customer information order may not be used in evidence against it in criminal proceedings.\n(2) But paragraph (1) does not apply—\n(a) in the case of proceedings under Part 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002,\n(b) in the case of proceedings under Part 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005,\n(c) on a prosecution for an offence under article 59(1) or (3) of this Order,\n(d) on a prosecution for an offence under section 400(1) or (3) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, or\n(e) on a prosecution for an offence where, in giving evidence, the financial institution makes a statement inconsistent with the statement mentioned in paragraph (1).\n(3) A statement may not be used by virtue of paragraph (2)(e) against a financial institution unless—\n(a) evidence relating to it is adduced, or\n(b) a question relating to it is asked,\nby or on behalf of the financial institution in the proceedings arising out of the prosecution.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 60 in force at 11.11.2013, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/3181."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2605/article/60",
    "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."
}