This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2021.

It comes into force on 28th June 2021.

In this Order—

• the “2002 Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     in England—

     1. i

        a county council,

     2. ii

        a district council,

     3. iii

        a London borough council,

     4. iv

        the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,

     5. v

        the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or

     6. vi

        a parish council;

  2. b

     in Wales—

     1. i

        a county council,

     2. ii

        a community council, or

     3. iii

        a county borough council;

• the “NHS Counter Fraud Authority” means the NHS Counter Fraud Authority established as a special health authority under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 20062;

• the “Post Office” means the company Post Office Limited (registered number 2154540);

• “relevant training” means training on the role of an accredited financial investigator from the National Crime Agency, the Assets Recovery Agency or the National Policing Improvement Agency;

  the “Royal Mail” means the company Royal Mail Group Limited (registered number 4138203);

• “Velindre National Health Service Trust” means the NHS trust established by the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 19933.

A reference in this Order to a member of staff of a government department (whether of the United Kingdom or of Northern Ireland) includes a reference to a member of staff of any executive agency of the department in question.

In relation to paragraph (2), where the reference in the Order is to a member of staff of the department at or above a particular grade, the reference to a member of staff at an executive agency included by virtue of paragraph (2) is to a member of staff at or above the same grade or a grade equivalent to that grade.