{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
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  "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": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Information",
  "text": "(1) Power to obtain information or to require a person to answer any question.\n(2) A requirement imposed in the exercise of the power has effect in spite of any restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).\n(3) An answer given by a person in pursuance of such a requirement may not be used in evidence against him in criminal proceedings.\n(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply—\n(a) on a prosecution for an offence under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911, section 44(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 or Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (false statements), or\n(b) on a prosecution for some other offence where, in giving evidence, he makes a statement inconsistent with it.\n(5) But an answer may not be used by virtue of sub-paragraph (4)(b) against a person unless—\n(a) evidence relating to it is adduced, or\n(b) a question relating to it is asked,\nby him or on his behalf in the proceedings arising out of the prosecution.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.1.2006, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1911 c. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 39."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3181/schedule/2/paragraph/2",
    "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."
}