SCHEDULE 5Minor and consequential amendments
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
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(1)
Section 352 (search and seizure warrants) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (2)(b), for “or a detained cash investigation” substitute “
, a detained cash investigation, a detained property investigation or a frozen funds investigation
”
.
(3)
In subsection (5)—
(a)
at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “
a Financial Conduct Authority officer,
”
;
(b)
in that paragraph, after “National Crime Agency officer” insert “
, an officer of Revenue and Customs
”
;
(c)
in paragraph (c), after “constable,” insert “
an SFO officer,
”
;
(d)
“(ca)
a constable, an SFO officer, an accredited financial investigator or an officer of Revenue and Customs, if the warrant is sought for the purposes of a detained property investigation;
(cb)
a constable, an SFO officer, an accredited financial investigator or an officer of Revenue and Customs, if the warrant is sought for the purposes of a frozen funds investigation;”.
(4)
In subsection (7), for “paragraph (c)” substitute “
paragraphs (c), (ca) and (cb)
”
.