# Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Section 343: Judges

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) In this Chapter references to a judge in relation to an application must be construed in accordance with this section.
(2) In relation to an application for the purposes of a confiscation investigation , a money laundering investigation , a detained cash investigation, a detained property investigation , a frozen funds investigation or a cryptoasset investigation a judge is—
(a) in England and Wales, a judge entitled to exercise the jurisdiction of the Crown Court;
(b) in Northern Ireland, a Crown Court judge.
(3) In relation to an application for the purposes of a civil recovery investigation or an exploitation proceeds investigation ... a judge is a judge of the High Court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/343 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-343
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