Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 207
Proceeds Of Crime, England And Wales
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) (No. 2) Order 2016
Made
23rd February 2016
Coming into force
1st March 2016
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47S(4) and (5) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002( 1 ) (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State has—
(a) in accordance with section 47S(5) of the Act, revised the code of practice made under section 47S(1) of the Act( 2 );
(b) in accordance with section 47S(2) of the Act, published a draft of the revised code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft and, as she thought appropriate, modified the draft in the light of any such representations; and
(c) in accordance with section 47S(3) of the Act, laid a draft of the revised 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.
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) (No. 2) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st March 2016.
Code of Practice
2. The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice issued under section 47S of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Search, Seizure and Detention of Property (England and Wales)” laid in draft before Parliament on 16th December 2015 comes into operation on 1st March 2016.
Revocation
3.The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015( 3 ) is revoked.
John Hayes
Minister of State
Home Office
23rd February 2016
2002 c. 29 . Section 47S was inserted by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) , s. 55(1) and (2).
The revised code of practice brought into operation by this Order replaces the code of practice brought into operation in relation to England and Wales on 1st June 2015 by S.I. 2015/730 .