Criminal Finances Act 2017

Section 17

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Powers of members of staff of Serious Fraud Office

1 U.K. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is amended as follows.

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I1 Sch. 1 para 1 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

I2 Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 31.10.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/991, reg. 2(j)

2 (1) Section 2C (prosecuting authorities) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2) after “Part” insert “ 2, 4, ”.

(3) In subsection (3) after “Part” insert “ 2, 4, ”.

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I3 Sch. 1 para 2 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

3 E+W In section 47A (meaning of “appropriate officer” for purposes of search and seizure powers under Part 2 of that Act), in subsection (1)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“(ba) an SFO officer, or”.

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I4 Sch. 1 para 3 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

4 E+W In section 47G (meaning of “appropriate approval” for purposes of section 47C etc), in subsection (3) after paragraph (ab) insert—

“(ac) in relation to the exercise of a power by an SFO officer, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office,”.

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I5 Sch. 1 para 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

5 E+W In section 47M (further detention in other cases where property is detained under section 47J), in subsection (3) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) an SFO officer,”.

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I6 Sch. 1 para 5 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

6 E+W In section 47S (codes of practice), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The Secretary of State must also consult the Attorney General about the draft in its application to the exercise of powers by SFO officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.”

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I7 Sch. 1 para 6 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

I8 Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 31.10.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/991, reg. 2(k)

7 N.I. In section 195A (meaning of “appropriate officer” for purposes of search and seizure powers under Part 4 of that Act), in subsection (1)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“(ba) an SFO officer, or”.

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I9 Sch. 1 para 7 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

8 N.I. In section 195G (meaning of “appropriate approval” for purposes of section 195C etc), in subsection (3) after paragraph (ab) insert—

“(ac) in relation to the exercise of a power by an SFO officer, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office,”.

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I10 Sch. 1 para 8 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

9 N.I. In section 195M (further detention in other cases where property is detained under section 195J), in subsection (3) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) an SFO officer,”.

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I11 Sch. 1 para 9 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

10 (1) Section 195S (codes of practice: Secretary of State) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for “and immigration officers” substitute “ , immigration officers and SFO officers ”, and

(b) in paragraph (c) after “immigration officers” insert “ , SFO officers ”.

(3) In subsection (1A), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.”

(4) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The Secretary of State must also consult the Attorney General about the draft in its application to the exercise of powers by SFO officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.”

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I12 Sch. 1 para 10 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

11 (1) Section 289 (searches) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”.

(3) In subsection (1A)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”;

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) after “officer” insert “ of Revenue and Customs ”;

(ii) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

(4) In subsection (1C)—

(a) after “constable”, in both places where it occurs, insert “ , SFO officer ”;

(b) after “officer”, in the second place where it occurs, insert “ of Revenue and Customs ”.

(5) In subsection (1D)—

(a) after “constable”, in both places where it occurs, insert “ , SFO officer ”;

(b) after “officer”, in the second place where it occurs, insert “ of Revenue and Customs ”.

(6) In subsection (2) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”.

(7) In subsection (3) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

(8) In subsection (4) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

(9) In subsection (5), in paragraph (c) after “an” insert “ SFO officer or ”.

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I13 Sch. 1 para 11 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

12 (1) Section 290 (prior approval) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (4), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in relation to the exercise of a power by an SFO officer, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office,”.

(3) In subsection (6), after “constable” insert “, SFO officer.

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I14 Sch. 1 para 12 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

13 U.K. In section 291 (report on exercise of powers), in subsection (2) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

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I15 Sch. 1 para 13 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

14 (1) Section 292 (code of practice) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “Customs” insert “ , SFO officers ”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The Secretary of State must also consult the Attorney General about the draft in its application to the exercise of powers by SFO officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.”

(4) In subsection (6) after “Customs,” insert “ an SFO officer, ”.

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I16 Sch. 1 para 14 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

I17 Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 31.10.2017 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/991, reg. 2(l)

15 (1) Section 294 (seizure of cash) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”.

(3) In subsection (2) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”.

(4) In subsection (4) after “by” insert “ an SFO officer or ”.

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I18 Sch. 1 para 15 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

16 (1) Section 295 (detention of seized cash) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

(3) In subsection (4)(a) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”.

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I19 Sch. 1 para 16 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

17 U.K. In section 296 (interest), in subsection (2) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

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I20 Sch. 1 para 17 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

18 U.K. In section 297 (release of detained cash), in subsection (4) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

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I21 Sch. 1 para 18 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

19 U.K. In section 297A (forfeiture notice), in subsection (6)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“(ba) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, or”.

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I22 Sch. 1 para 19 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

20 U.K. In section 297D (detention following lapse of notice), in subsection (3) after “constable” insert “ , an SFO officer ”.

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I23 Sch. 1 para 20 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

21 U.K. In section 297F (release of cash subject to forfeiture notice), in subsection (4) after “constable” insert “ , SFO officer ”.

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I24 Sch. 1 para 21 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

22 U.K. In section 298 (forfeiture), in subsection (1)(a) for “or a constable” substitute “ , a constable or an SFO officer ”.

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I25 Sch. 1 para 22 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

23 U.K. In section 302 (compensation), after subsection (7) insert—

“(7ZA) If the cash was seized by an SFO officer, the compensation is to be paid by the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.”

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I26 Sch. 1 para 23 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

24 E+W+N.I. In section 377A (code of practice of Attorney General etc), in subsection (1)(a) after “Prosecutions” insert “, SFO officers”.

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I27 Sch. 1 para 24 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

I28 Sch. 1 para. 24 in force at 31.10.2017 for E.W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/991, reg. 2(l)

25 (1) Section 378 (appropriate officers and senior appropriate officers for the purposes of investigations under Part 8 of that Act) is amended as follows. E+W+N.I.

(2) In subsection (1) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) an SFO officer;”.

(3) In subsection (2) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;”.

(4) In subsection (3A) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) an SFO officer;”.

(5) In subsection (3AA) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;”.

(6) In subsection (4) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) an SFO officer;”.

(7) In subsection (6) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;”.

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I29 Sch. 1 para 25 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

26 U.K. After section 454 insert—

“454A Serious Fraud Office

For the purposes of this Act “SFO officer” means a member of staff of the Serious Fraud Office.”

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I30 Sch. 1 para. 26 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58