Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

3 Accreditation and training

(1) The Director must establish a system for the accreditation of financial investigators.

(2) The system of accreditation must include provision for—

(a) the monitoring of the performance of accredited financial investigators, and

(b) the withdrawal of accreditation from any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any condition subject to which he was accredited.

(3) A person may be accredited—

(a) in relation to this Act;

(b) in relation to particular provisions of this Act.

(4) But the accreditation may be limited to specified purposes.

(5) A reference in this Act to an accredited financial investigator is to be construed accordingly.

(6) The Director may charge a person—

(a) for being accredited as a financial investigator, and

(b) for the monitoring of his performance as an accredited financial investigator.

(7) The Director must make provision for the training of persons in—

(a) financial investigation, and

(b) the operation of this Act.

(8) The Director may charge the persons who receive the training.