The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Recovery of Listed Assets: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

Draft Order laid before the Assembly under 303I(4) and 459(7B) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for approval

Draft Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 0000

Proceeds Of Crime

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Recovery of Listed Assets: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

00th June 2021

Coming into operation

28th June 2021

The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 303I(4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(1) (“the Act”).

The Department of Justice has—

(a) in accordance with section 303I(1) of the Act, made a code of practice in connection with the powers under the Act relating to the recovery of listed assets;

(b) in accordance with section 303I(2) of the Act, published a draft of the code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft and, as the Department thought appropriate, modified the draft in the light of any such representations; and

(c) in accordance with section 303I(3) of the Act, laid a draft of the code of practice before the Assembly.

In accordance with section 459(7B)(2) of the Act, a draft of this Order was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

Accordingly, the Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 459(2) of the Act, makes the following Order-

(1)

2002 c. 29. Section 303I was inserted by section 15 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22).

(2)

Section 459(7B) was inserted by paragraph 74(1) and (4) of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976).