Article 55 Other interpretationI1C1
United Kingdom
In this Part—
F1“appropriate officer” means—
“relevant Director” has the meaning—
- (a)
in the context of an external request, set out in article 6(4);
- (b)
in the context of an external order, set out in article 18(4);
- (a)
“relevant property” means property which satisfies the test in section 447(7) of the Act;
“relevant seizure power” means a power to seize property which is conferred by or by virtue of—
- (a)
article 17B (power to seize property);
- (b)
article 13 (search and seizure warrants) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013;
- (c)
article 13 (search and seizure warrants) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014;
- (d)
Part 2 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as applied by section 16 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003; or
- (e)
section 17 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003;
- (a)
F5“SFO officer” means a member of staff of the Serious Fraud Office;
“specified property” means property specified in an external order (other than an order that specifies a sum of money).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 55 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), 20
- F2
Word in art. 55 omitted (12.11.2018) by virtue of The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 24(a)(i)
- F3
Words in art. 55 inserted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 24(a)(ii)
- F4
Words in art. 55 substituted (11.8.2016) by virtue of The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/662), arts. 1, 9
- F5
Words in art. 55 inserted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 24(b)
Modifications
- C1
Art. 55: amendment by S.I. 2018/1078, art. 24 extended to N.I. (28.6.2021) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/638), arts. 1(2), 4(b)