{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-334",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-334.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/29",
  "legislation_title": "Proceeds of Crime Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002",
  "path": "section/334",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "334",
  "heading": "Penalties",
  "text": "(1) A person guilty of an offence under section 327, 328 or 329 is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years or to a fine or to both.\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 330, 331or 332 is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine or to both.\n(3) A person guilty of an offence under section 339(1A) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 334(2) substituted (26.12.2007) by Terrorism Act 2000 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3398), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 334(3) inserted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 105(3), 178(8); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 7 applied (24.2.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Crown Servants) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/173), regs. 1, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 334 in force at 24.2.2003 by S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/334",
    "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."
}