Draft Order laid before the Assembly under section 377ZA(4) and 459(7B) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for approval
2016 No. 0000
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 377ZA(4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20021 (“the Act”).
The Department of Justice has—
in accordance with section 377ZA(1) of the Act, made a code of practice in connection with the powers under the Act relating to investigations;
in accordance with section 377ZA(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
in accordance with section 377ZA(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-
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and it comes into operation on 1st March 2016.
Code of Practice2
The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice issued under section 377ZA of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Investigations (Northern Ireland)” laid in draft before the Assembly on [xxxx 2016] comes into operation on 1st March 2016.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on xx xxxx 2016.
(This note is not part of the Order)