The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013

[F1 Non-compliance with an unexplained wealth order E+W+N.I.

21C.— (1) This article applies in a case where the respondent fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements imposed by an unexplained wealth order in respect of any property before the end of the response period.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) where an unexplained wealth order imposes more than one requirement on the respondent, the respondent is to be taken to have failed to comply with the requirements imposed by the order unless each of the requirements is complied with or is purported to be complied with.

(3) In the event of a failure by the respondent to comply with the requirements of an unexplained wealth order, the enforcement authority that applied for the order must inform the Secretary of State of that failure and whether an interim freezing order has effect in relation to the property (see article 21H (unexplained wealth order: application for interim freezing order)).

(4) The Secretary of State must—

(a) inform the requesting party of the non-compliance with the unexplained wealth order, and

(b) if an interim freezing order has effect in relation to the property, inform the requesting party that the interim freezing order will cease to have effect on the expiry of 28 days beginning with the day after the day with which the response period ends.

(5) In this article—

“requesting party” means the overseas authority that requested assistance with the external investigation in question;

“response period” means the period specified by the court in accordance with article 21A(7) (period specified for complying with the order).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Arts. 21A-21G inserted (12.11.2018) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1078), arts. 1(2), 7