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

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. 22Customer information orders
  42. 23Meaning of customer information
  43. 24Requirements for making of customer information order
  44. 25Offences
  45. 26Statements
  46. 27Disclosure of information
  47. 28Supplementary
  48. 29Account monitoring orders
  49. 30Requirements for making of account monitoring order
  50. 31Statements
  51. 32Applications
  52. 33Disclosure of information
  53. 34Supplementary
  54. 35Codes of Practice
  55. Signature
  56. Explanatory note