The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2021

Article 35 (codes of practice)

63.  For article 35 substitute—

“Codes of practice

35.— (1) A relevant code of practice applies to the functions conferred by this Order as it applies to the functions conferred by Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the Act in relation to confiscation investigations.

(2) In paragraph (1) a “relevant code of practice” means any code of practice which is in operation under any of the provisions of the Act mentioned in paragraph (3).

(3) The provisions are—

(a) section 377 (code of practice of Secretary of State etc.)(1);

(b) section 377ZA (code of practice (Northern Ireland))(2);

(c) section 377A (code of practice of Attorney General or Advocate General for Northern Ireland)(3).”.

(1)

Section 377 was amended by the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), Schedule 8, paragraph 114; S.I. 2010/976; the Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Schedule 48, paragraph 17; the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), Schedule 8, paragraph 143, Schedule 21, paragraph 37; the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), Schedule 5, paragraph 58.

(2)

Section 377ZA was inserted by S.I. 2010/976.

(3)

Section 377A was inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2007, Schedule 8, paragraph 115 and amended by S.I. 2014/834 and the Criminal Finances Act 2017, Schedule 1, paragraph 24.