Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 6th April 1988 sections 1, 2 and 3 of an Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 1987, so far as they are not already in force (and the related consequential amendments in Schedule 2), which confer powers on the Serious Fraud Office to investigate offences involving serious or complex fraud and to institute and conduct criminal proceedings.