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Criminal Finances Act 2017

2017 c. 22 · Enacted 27 April 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; make provision in connection with terrorist property; create corporate offences for cases where a person associated with a body corporate or partnership facilitates the commission by another person of a tax evasion offence; and for connected purposes.[27th April 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Proceeds of crime
  2. Chapter 1: Investigations
  3. Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  4. 1Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  5. 2Interim freezing orders
  6. 3External assistance
  7. Unexplained wealth orders: Scotland
  8. 4Unexplained wealth orders: Scotland
  9. 5Interim freezing orders
  10. 6External assistance
  11. Disclosure orders
  12. 7Disclosure orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  13. 8Disclosure orders: Scotland
  14. Beneficial ownership
  15. 9Co-operation: beneficial ownership information
  16. Chapter 2: Money laundering
  17. 10Power to extend moratorium period
  18. 11Sharing of information within the regulated sector
  19. 12Further information orders
  20. Chapter 3: Civil Recovery
  21. Meaning of “unlawful conduct": gross human rights abuses or violations
  22. 13Unlawful conduct: gross human rights abuses or violations
  23. Forfeiture
  24. 14Forfeiture of cash
  25. 15Forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property
  26. 16Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  27. Chapter 4: Enforcement powers and related offences
  28. Extension of powers
  29. 17Serious Fraud Office
  30. 18Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs: removal of restrictions
  31. 19Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs: new powers
  32. 20Financial Conduct Authority
  33. 21Immigration officers
  34. Assault and obstruction offences
  35. 22Search and seizure warrants: assault and obstruction offences
  36. 23Assault and obstruction offence in relation to SFO officers
  37. 24External requests, orders and investigations
  38. 25Obstruction offence in relation to immigration officers
  39. Chapter 5: Miscellaneous
  40. Seized money: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  41. 26Seized money: England and Wales
  42. 27Seized money: Northern Ireland
  43. Miscellaneous provisions relating to Scotland
  44. 28Seized money
  45. 29Recovery orders relating to heritable property
  46. 30Money received by administrators
  47. Other miscellaneous provisions
  48. 31Accredited financial investigators
  49. 32Reconsideration of discharged orders
  50. 33Confiscation investigations: determination of the available amount
  51. 34Confiscation orders and civil recovery: minor amendments
  52. Part 2: Terrorist property
  53. Disclosures of information
  54. 35Disclosure orders
  55. 36Sharing of information within the regulated sector
  56. 37Further information orders
  57. Civil recovery
  58. 38Forfeiture of terrorist cash
  59. 39Forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property
  60. 40Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  61. Counter-terrorism financial investigators
  62. 41Extension of powers to financial investigators
  63. 42Offences in relation to counter-terrorism financial investigators
  64. Enforcement in other parts of United Kingdom
  65. 43Enforcement in other parts of United Kingdom
  66. Part 3: Corporate offences of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion
  67. Preliminary
  68. 44Meaning of relevant body and acting in the capacity of an associated person
  69. Failure of relevant bodies to prevent tax evasion facilitation offences by associated persons
  70. 45Failure to prevent facilitation of UK tax evasion offences
  71. 46Failure to prevent facilitation of foreign tax evasion offences
  72. Guidance about prevention procedures
  73. 47Guidance about preventing facilitation of tax evasion offences
  74. Offences: general and supplementary provision
  75. 48Offences: extra-territorial application and jurisdiction
  76. 49Consent to prosecution under section 46
  77. 50Offences by partnerships: supplementary
  78. Consequential amendments and interpretation
  79. 51Consequential amendments
  80. 52Interpretation of Part 3
  81. Part 4: General
  82. 53Minor and consequential amendments
  83. 54Power to make consequential provision
  84. 55Section 54: procedural requirements
  85. 56Financial provision
  86. 57Extent
  87. 58Commencement
  88. 59Short title
  89. Schedule 1: Powers of members of staff of Serious Fraud Office
  90. 1Paragraph 1
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  116. Schedule 2: Disclosure orders
  117. 1Paragraph 1
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  119. 3Paragraph 3
  120. 4Paragraph 4
  121. Schedule 3: Forfeiture of certain personal (or moveable) property
  122. 1Paragraph 1
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  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. Schedule 4: Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  126. 1Paragraph 1
  127. 2Paragraph 2
  128. 3Paragraph 3
  129. Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments
  130. Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 52)
  131. 1Paragraph 1
  132. Limitation Act 1980 (c. 58)
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)
  135. 3Paragraph 3
  136. Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38)
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11))
  139. 5Paragraph 5
  140. Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
  141. 6Paragraph 6
  142. 7Paragraph 7
  143. 8Paragraph 8
  144. Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
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  146. 10Paragraph 10
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  148. 12Paragraph 12
  149. 13Paragraph 13
  150. Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24)
  151. 14Paragraph 14
  152. 15Paragraph 15
  153. 16Paragraph 16
  154. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
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  227. Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 10)
  228. 89Paragraph 89
  229. Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3)
  230. 90Paragraph 90
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