Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (investigations) is amended in accordance with Schedule 19.
(1)In section 2A of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (functions of SOCA as to the recovery of assets), the reference to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a reference to that Act as amended by section 169 of and Schedule 19 to this Act (investigation powers of SOCA in relation to exploitation proceeds orders).
(2)In section 3 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (functions of SOCA as to information relating to crime)—
(a)at the end of subsection (1) add “; or
(c)exploitation proceeds investigations (within the meaning of section 341(5) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) or exploitation proceeds orders within the meaning of Part 7 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (or applications for such orders).”, and
(b)in subsection (2)(d) for “(1)(a) or (b)” substitute “(1)(a), (b) or (c)”.