Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 730
Proceeds Of Crime, England And Wales
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015
Made
12th March 2015
Coming into force
1st June 2015
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 47S(4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002( 1 ) (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State:
(1) is required, in accordance with section 47S(1) of the Act, to make a code of practice in connection with—
(a) the carrying out by appropriate officers of the functions conferred by virtue of sections 47C to 47H of the Act( 2 ),
(b) the carrying out by senior officers of their functions under section 47G of the Act, and
(c) the detention of property under or by virtue of sections 41A( 3 ), 44A( 4 ) and 47J to 47P( 5 ) of the Act (“the code of practice”);
(2) has, in accordance with section 47S(2) of the Act, published a draft of the code of practice and considered any representations made about the draft and, as she thought appropriate, modified the draft accordingly; and
(3) has, in accordance with section 47S(3) of the Act, laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament.
In accordance with section 459(6)(a) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st June 2015.
Code of Practice
2. The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Search, Seizure and Detention of Property (England and Wales)” laid in draft before Parliament on 17th December 2014 comes into operation on 1st June 2015.
Karen Bradley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
12th March 2015
2002 c. 29 . Section 47S is inserted by section 55 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) .
Sections 47C to 47H are inserted by section 55 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009; section 47C is amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 21 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) and section 47G is amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 21 to that Act.
Section 41A is inserted by section 52 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, and is amended by paragraph 112 of Schedule 8, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 21, to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
Section 44A is inserted by section 52 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009.
Sections 47J to 47P are inserted by section 55 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009; section 47M is amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 21 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.