{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2014/article-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2014/article-26.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/1893",
  "legislation_title": "The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2014",
  "path": "article/26",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26",
  "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 2 or 4 of the Act,\n(b) on a prosecution for an offence under article 25(1) or (3) of this Order,\n(c) on a prosecution for an offence under section 366(1) or (3) of the Act, or\n(d) on a prosecution for some other 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)(d) 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": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 26 in force at 13.8.2014, see art. 1(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1893/article/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:09:22.436773+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."
}