1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2018.
(2) This Order comes into force on 12th November 2018 except for articles 27, 28, 30 and 31 which come into force on 12th November 2019.
2.—(1) Part 1 (citation, commencement, extent and interpretation) extends to the United Kingdom.
(2) In Part 2 (external investigations: amendments to the 2013 Order)—
(a)Chapter 1 (introduction) extends to England and Wales and Scotland;
(b)Chapter 2 (external investigations: amendments for England and Wales) extends to England and Wales;
(c)Chapter 3 (external investigations: amendments for Scotland) extends to Scotland.
(3) Part 3 (external investigations (England and Wales): amendments to the 2014 Order) extends to England and Wales.
(4) Part 4 (forfeiture powers: amendments to the 2005 order) extends to England and Wales and Scotland, except for—
(a)articles 23 and 24, which extend to England and Wales;
(b)articles 25 and 26 which extend to Scotland, and
(c)article 27 which extends to the United Kingdom.
3. In this Order—
“the 2005 Order” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005(1);
“the 2013 Order” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013(2);
“the 2014 Order” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014(3).