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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into force on 30th November 2015.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales only.
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
“local authority” means—
in England—
a county council;
a district council;
a London borough council;
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority; and
the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
in Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
“NCA” means the National Crime Agency;
“the Post Office” means the company Post Office Limited (registered number 2154540); and
“the Royal Mail” means the company Royal Mail Group Limited (registered number 4138203).
(2) A member of staff of a local authority holds an appropriate office if the person has been trained and accredited as a financial investigator by the Assets Recovery Agency, the NCA or the National Policing Improvement Agency.
3. A reference to an accredited financial investigator in a provision of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule is a reference to an accredited financial investigator who falls within the corresponding description in column 2.
4. The following instruments are revoked so far as they extend to England and Wales—
(a)the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) Order 2009(1);
(b)the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) Order 2009(2).
Mike Penning
Minister of State
Home Office
29th October 2015
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