Application of Article 23 of the 1989 Order4.
(1)
Article 23 of the 1989 Order (access and copying) applies to powers of seizure under search and seizure warrants issued for the purposes of a confiscation investigation, a money laundering investigation F1, a detained cash investigation, a detained property investigation F2, a frozen funds investigation or a cryptoasset investigation , with the modifications made by this article.
(2)
In paragraph (1), for the words from the beginning to “after F3the making of this Order ” substitute “An appropriate person (within the meaning of Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) who seizes anything under a search and seizure warrant issued under section 352 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for the purposes of a confiscation investigation, a money laundering investigation F4, a detained cash investigation, a detained property investigation F5, a frozen funds investigation or a cryptoasset investigation ”.
(3)
In paragraph (2), for “constable” substitute “appropriate person”.
(4)
In paragraph (3)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (a), for “a constable” substitute “an appropriate person”;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (b), for “police for the purpose of investigating an offence” substitute “appropriate person or an appropriate officer (within the meaning of Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002)”;
(c)
insert “appropriate” before “officer” the first time that word appears; and
(d)
for “a constable” where it appears at the end of the paragraph, substitute “an appropriate officer”.
(5)
In paragraph (4)—
(a)
insert “appropriate” before “officer” the first time that word appears; and
(b)
in sub-paragraph (a) for “a constable” substitute “an appropriate officer”.
(6)
In paragraph (5) for “a constable” substitute “an appropriate person”.
(7)
In paragraph (8)—
(a)
before “officer” insert “appropriate”;
(b)
“(b)
the investigating of an offence; or”;
(8)
In paragraph (9) for “a constable” substitute “an appropriate person” both times it appears.