{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2014/article-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-order-2014/article-31.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/31",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Statements",
  "text": "(1) A statement made by a financial institution in response to an account monitoring 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) in the case of proceedings for contempt of court, or\n(c) 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)(c) 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. 31 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/31",
    "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."
}