Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
2. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002() is amended as follows—
(a)in section 303C(9)(d)() (relevant officer for the purposes of Chapter 3A), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(b)in section 303E(4)(f) (senior officer for the purposes of prior approval for searches), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(c)in section 303L(5)(d) (specified persons -further detention of seized property), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(d)in section 303O(2)(d) (specified persons -forfeiture of property), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(e)in section 303Z1(6)() (interpretation for the purposes of Chapter 3B), in the definition of “enforcement officer”, in paragraph (d), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(f)in section 303Z2(4)(e) (senior officer for the purposes of Chapter 3B), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(g)in section 303Z14(3)(d) (specified persons for the purposes of account forfeiture applications), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(h)in section 336D(7)(h)() (senior officer for the purposes of section 336A (power of court to extend the moratorium period)), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(i)in section 378(3C)(c)() (appropriate officers for the purposes of detained property investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(j)in section 378(3D)(c) (senior appropriate officers for the purposes of detained property investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(k)in section 378(3E)(c) (appropriate officers for the purposes of frozen funds investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”; and
(l)in section 378(3F)(c) (senior appropriate officers for the purposes of frozen funds investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.