2018 No. 85
Proceeds Of Crime
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Recovery of Listed Assets: Code of Practice) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018
Made 20th January 2018
Coming into force 16th April 2018

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 303G(5) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“the Act”).
2002 c. 29. Section 303G was inserted by section 15 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22).
The Secretary of State has—
(a) made a code of practice under section 303G(1) of the Act (“the code of practice”);
(b) in accordance with section 303G(2) of the Act, published a draft of the code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft by the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Justice or any other person, and modified the code of practice, as thought appropriate, in the light of any such representations;
(c) in accordance with section 303G(3) of the Act, consulted with the Attorney General about the draft code of practice in its application to the exercise of powers by SFO officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, and
(d) in accordance with section 303G(4) of the Act, laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament.
In accordance with section 459(6ZB) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Section 459(6ZB) was inserted by paragraphs 17 and 87(1) and (6) of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Finances Act 2017.