Criminal Finances Act 2017

8 Disclosure orders: Scotland S

(1) Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (investigations: Scotland) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 391(disclosure orders)—

(a) in subsection (1) after “confiscation investigations” insert “ or money laundering investigations ”;

(b) in subsection (2) omit “or a money laundering investigation”;

(c) in subsection (3) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) a person specified in the application is subject to a money laundering investigation and the order is sought for the purposes of the investigation, or”.

(3) In section 392 (requirements for making a disclosure order), in subsection (2) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in the case of a money laundering investigation, the person specified in the application for the order has committed a money laundering offence;”.

(4) In section 396 (supplementary)—

(a) in subsection (1) in paragraph (a) after “confiscation investigation” insert “ or a money laundering investigation ”;

(b) in subsection (3) in paragraph (a) after “confiscation investigation” insert “ or a money laundering investigation ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 8 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58

I2 S. 8 in force at 31.1.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(b)