The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and Serious Crime Act 2007 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Order 2008

SCHEDULE Amendment of statutory instruments and statutory rules of Northern Ireland relating to ARA, its Director and SOCA

6.—(1) The Land Registration Rules 2003(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Form CIT in Schedule 1—

(a) in Certificate H for the words “the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency or a member of the Assets Recovery Agency authorised to apply on behalf of the Director” substitute “the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency or a member of staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency authorised to apply on behalf of the Director General”;

(b) in Certificate I—

(i) for the words “the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency or a member of the Assets Recovery Agency authorised to apply on behalf of the Director” substitute “the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency or a member of staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency authorised to apply on behalf of the Director General”;

(ii) after those words insert—

“

”

(c) in Certificate M—

(i) for the words “Director of the Assets Recovery Agency” on the first two occasions on which they occur substitute “Serious Organised Crime Agency”;

(ii) for the words “the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency or a member of the Assets Recovery Agency authorised to apply on behalf of the Director” substitute “the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency or a member of staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency authorised to apply on behalf of the Director General”; and

(d) in Certificate O after the words “a member of” insert “staff of”.

(3) In the table in Schedule 5 (applications in connection with court proceedings, insolvency and tax liability – qualifying applicants and appropriate certificates)—

(a) the entry in relation to the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency is revoked;

(b) in relation to the entry for the Director of Public Prosecutions, in column 2 (certificate in Form CIT) after the words “Certificate E” insert “Certificate I”;

(c) in relation to the entry for the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions, in column 2 after the words “Certificate H” insert “Certificate I”;

(d) in relation to the entry for the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, in column 2 after the words “Certificate E” insert “Certificate I”; and

(e) in relation to the entry for the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency—

(i) in column 1 (status of applicant) omit the word “the” before “staff”; and

(ii) in column 2 before the words “Certificate O” insert—

“Certificate H

Certificate I

Certificate M”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1417 as amended by S.I. 2005/1766 and S.I. 2006/594.