Part 5Proceeds of crime

Detained cash investigations

66Transfer of jurisdiction to Crown Court

(1)

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 343 (judges)—

(a)

in subsection (2) for “or a money laundering investigation” substitute “ , a money laundering investigation or a detained cash investigation ”, and

(b)

in subsection (3) omit “or a detained cash investigation”.

(3)

In section 344 (courts)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “or a money laundering investigation” substitute “ , a money laundering investigation or a detained cash investigation ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) omit “or a detained cash investigation”.

(4)

In section 350 (government departments), in subsection (5)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “or a money laundering investigation” substitute “ , a money laundering investigation or a detained cash investigation ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) omit “or a detained cash investigation”.

(5)

In section 351 (supplementary provisions in connection with production orders and orders to grant entry), in subsection (8) omit “or a detained cash investigation”.

(6)

In section 355 (further provisions: confiscation and money laundering), in subsection (1)(a) for “or a money laundering investigation” substitute “ , a money laundering investigation or a detained cash investigation ”.

(7)

In section 356 (further provisions: civil recovery and detained cash)—

(a)

in the title omit “and detained cash”,

(b)

in subsection (1) omit “or detained cash investigations”,

(c)

in subsection (10) for “if the appropriate person has reasonable” substitute “ if an appropriate officer has reasonable ”, and

(d)

omit subsections (11) and (12).