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(1)This section applies where cryptoassets held in a crypto wallet subject to a crypto wallet freezing order are converted into money in accordance with an order under section 303Z55.
(2)The proceeds of the conversion (the “converted cryptoassets”) may be detained initially until the end of the period that the crypto wallet freezing order was, immediately before the conversion, due to have effect under Chapter 3D (ignoring the possibility of any extension of that period).
(3)The period for which the converted cryptoassets may be detained may be extended by an order made by the relevant court.
(4)An order under subsection (3) may not authorise the detention of the converted cryptoassets beyond the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which the crypto wallet freezing order was made; but this is subject to subsection (5).
(5)The relevant court may make an order for the period of 2 years in subsection (4) to be extended to a period of up to 3 years beginning with the day on which the crypto wallet freezing order was made.
(6)An application for an order under subsection (3) or (5) may be made—
(a)in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, by—
(i)the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs,
(ii)a constable,
(iii)an SFO officer, or
(iv)an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for the purposes of this Chapter by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under section 453, and
(b)in relation to Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers in connection with their functions under section 303Z41 or by a procurator fiscal.
(7)The relevant court may make an order under subsection (3) only if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the converted cryptoassets to be further detained—
(a)are recoverable property, or
(b)are intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct.
(8)The relevant court may make an order under subsection (5) only if satisfied that a request for assistance is outstanding in relation to the cryptoassets mentioned in subsection (1).
(9)A “request for assistance” in subsection (8) means a request for assistance in obtaining evidence (including information in any form or article) in connection with the cryptoassets, made—
(a)by a judicial authority in the United Kingdom under section 7 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003,
(b)by an enforcement officer, to an authority exercising equivalent functions in a foreign country,
(c)by the Scottish Ministers in connection with their functions under this Part, to an authority exercising equivalent functions in a foreign country, or
(d)by a person under section 375A or 408A (evidence overseas).]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 5 Chs. 3C-3F inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b)(c), Sch. 9 para. 1
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