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The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014 in England

S.I. 2014/1893 · Made 16 July 2014 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Made 16th July 2014

Laid before Parliament 23rd July 2014

Coming into force 13th August 2014

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of July 2014

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 article 12 of, paragraphs 47 and 71 of Schedule 14 to, S.I. 2010/976, section 74 of, paragraphs 121 and 139 in Part 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), and section 15 of, paragraphs 108 and 150 in Part 2 of Schedule 8 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Scope of the Order
  4. 4Action on receipt of a request in relation to an external investigation
  5. 5Offences of prejudicing an external investigation
  6. Part 1: Production orders
  7. 6Production orders
  8. 7Requirements for making of production order
  9. 8Order to grant entry
  10. 9Further provisions
  11. 10Computer information
  12. 11Government departments
  13. 12Supplementary
  14. Part 2: Search and seizure warrants
  15. 13Search and seizure warrants
  16. 14Requirements where production order not available
  17. 15Further provisions: general
  18. Part 3: Disclosure orders
  19. 16Disclosure orders
  20. 17Requirements for making of disclosure order
  21. 18Offences
  22. 19Statements
  23. 20Further provisions
  24. 21Supplementary
  25. Part 4: Customer information orders
  26. 22Customer information orders
  27. 23Meaning of customer information
  28. 24Requirements for making of customer information order
  29. 25Offences
  30. 26Statements
  31. 27Disclosure of information
  32. 28Supplementary
  33. Part 5: Account monitoring orders
  34. 29Account monitoring orders
  35. 30Requirements for making of account monitoring order
  36. 31Statements
  37. 32Applications
  38. 33Disclosure of information
  39. 34Supplementary
  40. Part 5A: Unexplained wealth orders...
  41. 34AUnexplained wealth orders ...
  42. 34BRequirements for making of unexplained wealth order
  43. 34CNon-compliance with an unexplained wealth order
  44. 34DCompliance or purported compliance with an unexplained wealth order
  45. 34EStatements
  46. 34FDisclosure of information, copying of documents etc.
  47. 34GHolding of property: trusts and company arrangements etc.
  48. 34GASupplementary: Northern Ireland
  49. 34HUnexplained wealth order: application for interim freezing order
  50. 34IVariation and discharge of interim freezing order
  51. 34JExclusions
  52. 34KRestrictions on proceedings and remedies
  53. 34LReceivers in connection with interim freezing orders
  54. 34MPowers of receivers appointed under article 34L
  55. 34NSupervision of article 34L receiver and variations
  56. 34ORegistration
  57. 34PCompensation
  58. 34QCosts orders
  59. Part 6: Codes of Practice
  60. 35Codes of Practice
  61. Signature
  62. Explanatory note