{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-209",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-209.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/29",
  "legislation_title": "Proceeds of Crime Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002",
  "path": "section/209",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "209",
  "heading": "Protection",
  "text": "If a receiver appointed under section 196 or 198 —\n(a) takes action in relation to property which is not realisable property,\n(b) would be entitled to take the action if it were realisable property, and\n(c) believes on reasonable grounds that he is entitled to take the action,\nhe is not liable to any person in respect of any loss or damage resulting from the action, except so far as the loss or damage is caused by his negligence.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 209 substituted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 61; S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 4 applied by S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12), arts. 57(5B), 59(8B) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), Supreme Court s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 19(2)(3); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 209 in force at 24.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/209",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:19.387180+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."
}