The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2021

Citation, commencement and extent E+W+N.I.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2021.

(2) It comes into force on 28th June 2021.

(3) It extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, apart from—

(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1, which extends to England and Wales,

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 1, which extends to Northern Ireland, and

(c) in relation to the revocations made by article 4 and Schedule 2, which have the same extent as the instruments revoked.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 28.6.2021, see art. 1(2)

Interpretation E+W+N.I.

2.—(1) In this Order—

the “2002 Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

“local authority” means—

(a)

in England—

(i)

a county council,

(ii)

a district council,

(iii)

a London borough council,

(iv)

the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,

(v)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or

(vi)

a parish council;

(b)

in Wales—

(i)

a county council,

(ii)

a community council, or

(iii)

a county borough council;

the “NHS Counter Fraud Authority” means the NHS Counter Fraud Authority established as a special health authority under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006(1);

the “Post Office” means the company Post Office Limited (registered number 2154540);

“relevant training” means training on the role of an accredited financial investigator from the National Crime Agency, the Assets Recovery Agency or the National Policing Improvement Agency;

the “Royal Mail” means the company Royal Mail Group Limited (registered number 4138203);

“Velindre National Health Service Trust” means the NHS trust established by the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993(2).

(2) A reference in this Order to a member of staff of a government department (whether of the United Kingdom or of Northern Ireland) includes a reference to a member of staff of any executive agency of the department in question.

(3) In relation to paragraph (2), where the reference in the Order is to a member of staff of the department at or above a particular grade, the reference to a member of staff at an executive agency included by virtue of paragraph (2) is to a member of staff at or above the same grade or a grade equivalent to that grade.

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 2 in force at 28.6.2021, see art. 1(2)

References to accredited financial investigators E+W+N.I.

3.  A reference to an accredited financial investigator in a provision of the 2002 Act specified in column 1 of each table in Schedule 1 is a reference to an accredited financial investigator who falls within the corresponding description in column 2 of the table in question.

Commencement Information

I3 Art. 3 in force at 28.6.2021, see art. 1(2)

Revocation U.K.

4.  The instruments listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.

Commencement Information

I4 Art. 4 in force at 28.6.2021, see art. 1(2)

Williams of Trafford

Minister of State

Home Office

25th May 2021