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Statutory Instruments
Proceeds Of Crime, England And Wales
Proceeds Of Crime, Northern Ireland
Made
8th October 2015
Laid before Parliament
15th October 2015
Coming into force
30th November 2015
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of October 2015
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 445 and 459(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows.
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into force on 30th November 2015.
2. In this Order, "the 2014 Order" means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014(2).
3. Article 2(1) of the 2014 Order is amended as follows-
(a)in the definition of "appropriate officer", before "a constable" insert "an accredited financial investigator,"; and
(b)in the definition of "senior appropriate officer"-
(i)in paragraph (a) omit "or"; and
(ii)after paragraph (a) insert-
"(aa)an accredited financial investigator who is under the direction of a relevant Director as defined in section 352(5A) of the Act(3).".
4. Article 4 of the 2014 Order is amended as follows-
(a)in paragraph (1), after "NCA," insert "a relevant Director as defined in section 352(5A) of the Act ("a relevant Director"),";
(b)in paragraph (2), after "NCA," insert "a relevant Director,".
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1893) to enable an accredited financial investigator to exercise the powers of an appropriate officer under that Order.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the costs of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.
2002 c. 29. Section 445 was amended by S.I. 2010/976, art. 12, Schedule 14, paragraphs 47 and 71; by the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 74(2)(f) and Schedule 8, Part 6, paragraphs 121 and 139; by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 15(3) and Schedule 8, Part 2, paragraphs 108 and 150; and by S.I. 2014/834, art. 3(3)(b) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 19 and 33.
This definition applies for the purposes of Part 8 of the Act.
