{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005/article-17G",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005/article-17G.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3181",
  "legislation_title": "The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005",
  "path": "article/17G",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17G",
  "heading": "Exercise of powers without judicial approval",
  "text": "(1) An appropriate officer must give a written report to the appointed person in any case where—\n(a) the officer seizes property under article 17B without the approval of a justice of the peace; and\n(b) any of the property seized is not detained for more than 48 hours.\n(2) An appropriate officer must also give a written report to the appointed person in any case where—\n(a) the officer exercises any of the powers conferred by articles 17C to 17E without the approval of a justice of the peace; and\n(b) no property is seized under article 17B.\n(3) A report under this article must give particulars of the circumstances which led the officer to believe that—\n(a) the powers were exercisable; and\n(b) it was not practicable to obtain the approval of a justice of the peace.\n(4) The appointed person means a person appointed for the purposes of this article by the Secretary of State.\n(5) The appointed person must not be a person employed under or for the purposes of a government department; and the terms and conditions of appointment, including any remuneration or expenses to be paid, are to be determined by the Secretary of State.\n(6) The period of 48 hours mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) is to be calculated in accordance with paragraph (7).\n(7) In calculating a period of 48 hours in accordance with this paragraph, no account is to be taken of—\n(a) any Saturday or Sunday;\n(b) Christmas Day;\n(c) Good Friday; or\n(d) any day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ch. 1A inserted (30.11.2015) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1750), arts. 1(2), 11"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3181/article/17G",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:45:32.650973+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."
}