Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) U.K.

17 (1) The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows.

(2) The following provisions shall cease to have effect—

(a) sections 71 to 102;

(b) Schedule 4.

(3) In section 151(4) (Customs and Excise power of arrest) omit “and” after paragraph (a), and after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) a money laundering offence;”

(4) In section 151(5) for the words after “means” substitute “any offence which is specified in—

(a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (drug trafficking offences), or

(b) so far as it relates to that paragraph, paragraph 10 of that Schedule.”

(5) In section 151 after subsection (5) insert—

“(6) In this section “money laundering offence” means any offence which by virtue of section 415 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a money laundering offence for the purposes of Part 8 of that Act.”

(6) In section 152(4) (remands of suspected drugs offenders to customs detention) for the words after “means” substitute “any offence which is specified in—

(a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (drug trafficking offences), or

(b) so far as it relates to that paragraph, paragraph 10 of that Schedule.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 17(1)(3)(5) in force at 24.2.2003 by S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)

I2 Sch. 11 para. 17(2) in force at 24.2.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3-6) (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)

I3 Sch. 11 para. 17(2) in force at 24.3.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)

I4 Sch. 11 para. 17(4)(6) in force at 24.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)