Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

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(1)Anything which the Director of Public Prosecutions is authorised or required to do under, or in relation to, Part 5 or 8 of this Act may be done by a member of his staff if the member of staff is authorised by the Director (generally or specifically) for that purpose.

(2)Anything which F2... the Director of the Serious Fraud Office is authorised or required to do under, or in relation to, Part [F32, 4,] 5, [F47] or 8 of this Act may be done by a member of his staff if the member of staff is authorised by the Director F5... (generally or specifically) for that purpose.

(3)Anything which a relevant Director or a member of his staff is authorised or required to do under, or in relation to, Part [F62, 4,] 5 or 8 of this Act may be done by a person providing services under arrangements made by the relevant Director if the person is authorised by the relevant Director (whether generally or specifically) for that purpose.

[F7(3A)Subsection (3) does not apply to the functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland F8... under section 302A] [F9, 303X or 303Z19]

(4)In this section “relevant Director” means—

(a)the Director of Public Prosecutions,

(b)the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland,

F10(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.]

Textual Amendments

F3Words in s. 2C(2) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. for specified purposes) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(1)(6), Sch. 1 para. 2(2); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(z)

F4Word in s. 2C(2) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(5)(6), Sch. 5 para. 19(2); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 5(1)(d)

F6Words in s. 2C(3) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. for specified purposes) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(1)(6), Sch. 1 para. 2(3); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(z)

F9Words in s. 2C(3A) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), s. 58(5)(6), Sch. 5 para. 19(3)