Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

375 Supplementary E+W+N.I.

(1) Rules of court may make provision as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with proceedings relating to account monitoring orders.

(2) An application to discharge or vary an account monitoring order may be made to the court by—

(a) the person who applied for the order;

(b) any person affected by the order.

(3) The court—

(a) may discharge the order;

(b) may vary the order.

(4) If an accredited financial investigator, [F1 a member of SOCA's staff,] a constable or a customs officer applies for an account monitoring order, an application to discharge or vary the order need not be by the same accredited financial investigator, [F2 member of SOCA's staff,] constable or customs officer.

(5) References to a person who applied for an account monitoring order must be construed accordingly.

(6) Account monitoring orders have effect as if they were orders of the court.

(7) This section does not apply to orders made in England and Wales for the purposes of a civil recovery investigation.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 375(4) inserted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 112(a); S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)

F2 Words in s. 375(4) inserted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 112(b); S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 375 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)