{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-394",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-394.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/29",
  "legislation_title": "Proceeds of Crime Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002",
  "path": "section/394",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "394",
  "heading": "Statements",
  "text": "(1) A statement made by a person in response to a requirement imposed on him under a disclosure order may not be used in evidence against him in criminal proceedings.\n(2) But subsection (1) does not apply—\n(a) in the case of proceedings under Part 3,\n(b) on a prosecution for an offence under section 393(1) or (3),\n(c) on a prosecution for perjury, or\n(d) on a prosecution for some other offence where, in giving evidence, the person makes a statement inconsistent with the statement mentioned in subsection (1).\n(3) A statement may not be used by virtue of subsection (2)(d) 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": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 394 restricted (1.4.2003) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/425), arts. 1, 18(6), (8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 394 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2003) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/425), arts. 1, 8(1)(3)(4), 18(3)(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 394 restricted (1.4.2003) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/425), arts. 1, 8(8), 18(6)(8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 394 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2003) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/425), arts. 1, 18(3), (4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 394 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/394",
    "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."
}