Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20022

The Proceeds of Crime Act 20022 is amended as follows—

a

in section 303C(9)(d)3 (relevant officer for the purposes of Chapter 3A), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

b

in section 303E(4)(f) (senior officer for the purposes of prior approval for searches), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

c

in section 303L(5)(d) (specified persons -further detention of seized property), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

d

in section 303O(2)(d) (specified persons -forfeiture of property), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

e

in section 303Z1(6)4 (interpretation for the purposes of Chapter 3B), in the definition of “enforcement officer”, in paragraph (d), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

f

in section 303Z2(4)(e) (senior officer for the purposes of Chapter 3B), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

g

in section 303Z14(3)(d) (specified persons for the purposes of account forfeiture applications), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

h

in section 336D(7)(h)5 (senior officer for the purposes of section 336A (power of court to extend the moratorium period)), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

i

in section 378(3C)(c)6 (appropriate officers for the purposes of detained property investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

j

in section 378(3D)(c) (senior appropriate officers for the purposes of detained property investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

k

in section 378(3E)(c) (appropriate officers for the purposes of frozen funds investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”; and

l

in section 378(3F)(c) (senior appropriate officers for the purposes of frozen funds investigations under Part 8), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.