Explanatory note

This Order amends the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 by adding an offence under section 108(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 to the offences listed in Part I of Schedule 1 in respect of which a court of summary jurisdiction may make confiscation orders under that Order. By virtue of Article 1(2), a court of summary jurisdiction may only make a confiscation order in relation to the added offence where that offence is committed on or after the day on which this Order comes into operation.