SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Abolition of Assets Recovery Agency and its Director

Part 4Transfer of investigation functions

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1

Section 352 (search and seizure warrants) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (5)(b) for “named member of the staff of the Agency” substitute “ member of SOCA's staff or of the staff of the relevant Director ”.

3

After subsection (5) insert—

5A

In this Part “relevant Director”—

a

in relation to England and Wales, means the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions or the Director of the Serious Fraud Office; and

b

in relation to Northern Ireland, means the Director of the Serious Fraud Office or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.