{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-236",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/29",
  "legislation_title": "Proceeds of Crime Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002",
  "path": "section/236",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "236",
  "heading": "Other interpretative provisions",
  "text": "(1) A reference to the offence (or offences) concerned must be construed in accordance with section 156(9).\n(2) A criminal investigation is an investigation which police officers or other persons have a duty to conduct with a view to it being ascertained whether a person should be charged with an offence.\n(3) A defendant is a person against whom proceedings for an offence have been started (whether or not he has been convicted).\n(4) A reference to sentencing the defendant for an offence includes a reference to dealing with him otherwise in respect of the offence.\n(5) The following paragraphs apply to references to orders—\n(a) a confiscation order is an order under section 156;\n(b) a restraint order is an order under section 190.\n(6) Sections 223 to 235 and this section apply for the purposes of this Part.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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. 236 in force at 24.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/236",
    "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."
}