Part 5Proceeds of crime
Confiscation
I151Recovery of expenses etc
1
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) is amended as follows.
2
In section 55 (sums received by designated officer in England and Wales) for subsection (7) substitute—
7
Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the remuneration of a receiver if the receiver is a person falling within subsection (8).
8
The following fall within this subsection—
a
a constable,
b
a person employed by a police authority in England and Wales under section 15 of the Police Act 1996 or a member of staff of the City of London police force,
c
an accredited financial investigator,
d
a member of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service,
e
a member of staff of the Serious Fraud Office,
f
a member of staff of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office,
g
a member of staff of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs,
h
a member of staff of SOCA,
i
a member of staff of any government department not mentioned above.
9
It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (7) whether a person falls within subsection (8) by virtue of a permanent or temporary appointment or a secondment from elsewhere.
10
The reference in subsection (8) to an accredited financial investigator is a reference to an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for the purposes of that subsection by the Secretary of State under section 453.
3
In section 203 (sums received by chief clerk in Northern Ireland) for subsection (7) substitute—
7
Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the remuneration of a receiver if the receiver is a person falling within subsection (8).
8
The following fall within this subsection—
a
a constable,
b
a member of staff of the Northern Ireland Policing Board,
c
an accredited financial investigator,
d
a member of staff of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland,
e
a member of staff of the Serious Fraud Office,
f
a member of staff of a Northern Ireland department,
g
a member of staff of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs,
h
a member of staff of SOCA.
9
It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (7) whether a person falls within subsection (8) by virtue of a permanent or temporary appointment or a secondment from elsewhere.
10
The reference in subsection (8) to an accredited financial investigator is a reference to an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for the purposes of that subsection by the Secretary of State under section 453.