Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1078
Proceeds Of Crime, England And Wales
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020
Made
30th September 2020
Laid before Parliament
5th October 2020
Coming into force
26th October 2020
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 303A(1), 453 and 459(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and comes into force on 26th October 2020.
Amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales) Order 2015
2. —(1) Column 2 of the Schedule to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales) Order 2015( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In the entry relating to Chapter 3 of Part 5, in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xiia) insert “(xiib) the Ministry of Justice;”.
(3) In the entry relating to section 297A(6)(c), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xiv) insert “(xiva) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
(4) In the entry relating to section 303Z1(6)(d), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xiv) insert “(xiva) the Ministry of Justice;”.
(5) In the entry relating to section 303Z2(4)(e), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xiv) insert “(xiva) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
(6) In the entry relating to section 336D(7)(h), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xvii) insert “(xviia) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
(7) In the entry relating to section 378(1)(b), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xva) insert “(xvb) the Ministry of Justice;”.
(8) In the entry relating to section 378(2)(d), after paragraph (oa) insert “(ob) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
(9) In the entry relating to section 378(3A)(ab), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xiia) insert “(xiib) the Ministry of Justice;”.
(10) In the entry relating to section 378(3AA)(b), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xiia) insert “(xiib) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
(11) In the entry relating to section 378(3E)(c), in paragraph (c) after sub-paragraph (xiv) insert “(xiva) the Ministry of Justice;”.
(12) In the entry relating to section 378(3F)(c), in paragraph (c) after sub-paragraph (xiv) insert “(xiva) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
(13) In the entry relating to section 378(4)(a), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xvia) insert “(xvib) the Ministry of Justice;”.
(14) In the entry relating to section 378(6)(c), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (xvia) insert “(xvib) the Ministry of Justice and is at or above grade 7;”.
Robert Buckland
Secretary of State for Justice
Ministry of Justice
30th September 2020
2002 c. 29 . Section 303A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 11 to the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27) . Section 303A was amended by S.I. 2018/285 (W. 54) . Section 453 was amended by section 81(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2007 and section 186(4) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 6) .
S.I. 2015/1853 as amended by S.I. 2016/665 , 2016/992 , 2017/960 and 2018/318 .