Citation, interpretation and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 13 and Savings) Order 2015.

(2) In this Order—

“the 2002 Act” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002( 2 );

“the 2013 Act” means the Crime and Courts Act 2013; and

“civil recovery investigation” means an investigation within the meaning of section 341(2) and (3) of the 2002 Act (investigations)( 3 ).

(3) Article 2(c) to (f) do not extend to Northern Ireland.

Provisions coming into force on 1st June 2015

2. The following provisions of the 2013 Act come into force on 1st June 2015, so far as not already in force—

(a) section 48(6)(a) (civil recovery of the proceeds etc of unlawful conduct);

(b) Part 1 of Schedule 18 (enforcement of interim orders in the United Kingdom);

(c) section 49 (investigations);

(d) Part 1 of Schedule 19 (civil recovery investigations)( 4 ), except for the words “and Northern Ireland” in the headings before paragraphs 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12;

(e) Part 2 of Schedule 19 (evidence overseas); and

(f) Part 3 of Schedule 19 (consequential amendments: immigration officers and National Crime Agency).

Savings

3. —(1) Notwithstanding the commencement of section 49 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 19 to, the 2013 Act, this has no effect in relation to—

(a) any application for an order under Part 8 of the 2002 Act (investigations) relating to a civil recovery investigation made before 1st June 2015;

(b) any order made under Part 8 of the 2002 Act in relation to a civil recovery investigation—

(i) which is in existence on the coming into force of this Order; or

(ii) as the result of an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);

(c) any application for a search and seizure warrant under section 352 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002( 5 ) in relation to a civil recovery investigation made before 1st June 2015;

(d) any search and seizure warrant issued under section 352 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to a civil recovery investigation—

(i) which is in existence on the coming into force of this Order; or

(ii) as the result of an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (c);

(e) any power of seizure under a search and seizure warrant mentioned in sub-paragraph (d); and

(f) any proceedings arising in relation to—

(i) an application mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) or (c);

(ii) an order mentioned in sub-paragraph (b);

(iii) a search and seizure warrant mentioned in sub-paragraph (d); or

(iv) a power of seizure mentioned in sub-paragraph (e).

(2) The proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1)(f) are not to be regarded as concluded until there is no further possibility of any appeal in relation to those proceedings.