Citation and commencement

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Order 2016.

(2) This Order comes into force on 31st March 2016.

Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2003

2.The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2003( 3 ) is amended as follows.

Amendment of article 2 (interpretation)

3. In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “a Northern Ireland appropriate officer”, after paragraph (b) insert—

“ (c) in relation to a detained cash investigation—

(i) an accredited financial investigator;

(ii) a constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(iii) an officer of Revenue and Customs; or

(iv) an immigration officer; ” ;

(b) in the definition of “a Northern Ireland production order” for “or a money laundering investigation” substitute “, a money laundering investigation or a detained cash investigation”;

(c) in the definition of “a Northern Ireland search and seizure warrant” for “or a money laundering investigation” substitute “, a money laundering investigation or a detained cash investigation”;

(d) In article 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “the Police and Criminal Evidence Order for Northern Ireland” for “the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989) Order 2003” substitute “the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016( 4 )”.

Savings

4. The amendments made by article 3(a) to (c) have no effect in relation to an order made, or a warrant issued, for the purposes of a detained cash investigation by a judge of the High Court in Northern Ireland.