The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017

Proceedings: general

89.—(1) Proceedings for an offence under these Regulations may be instituted by—

(a) order of the Commissioners;

(b) a local weights and measures authority;

(c) the Department for the Economy;

(d) the Director of Public Prosecutions; or

(e) the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

(2) Where proceedings under paragraph (1) are instituted by order of the Commissioners, the proceedings must be brought in the name of an officer of Revenue and Customs.

(3) A local weights and measures authority must, whenever the FCA or (where the authority is acting pursuant to arrangements made with the Commissioners) the Commissioners require, report in such form and with such particulars as the FCA or the Commissioners require on the exercise of its functions under these Regulations.

(4) Where the Commissioners investigate, or propose to investigate, any matter with a view to determining—

(a) whether there are grounds for believing that an offence under these Regulations has been committed by any person; or

(b) whether a person should be prosecuted for such an offence,

that matter is to be treated as an assigned matter within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (interpretation)(1).

(5) Paragraphs (1) and (3) do not extend to Scotland.

(6) In its application to the Commissioners acting in Scotland, paragraph (4)(b) is to be read as referring to the Commissioners determining whether to refer the matter to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service with a view to the Procurator Fiscal determining whether a person should be prosecuted for such an offence.

(1)

1979 c.2. The definition of “assigned matter” was substituted by paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs Act 2006 (c.11) and amended by section 24(7) of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11) and section 7 of the Wales Act 2014 (c.29).