Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Introductory

   1. 1. The Agency and its Director

   2. 2. Director’s functions: general

   3. 2A. Contribution to the reduction of crime

   4. 2B. The National Crime Agency and its officers

   5. 2C. Prosecuting authorities

   6. 3. Accreditation and training

   7. 4. Co-operation

   8. 5. Advice and assistance

3. Part 2 Confiscation: England and Wales

   1. Confiscation orders

      1. 6. Making of order

      2. 7. Recoverable amount

      3. 8. Defendant’s benefit

      4. 9. Available amount

      5. 10. Assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle

      6. 10A. Determination of extent of defendant's interest in property

      7. 11. Time for payment

      8. 12. Interest on unpaid sums

      9. 13. Effect of order on court’s other powers

      10. 13A. Orders for securing compliance with confiscation order

      11. 13B. Appeals against orders under section 13A

   2. Procedural matters

      1. 14. Postponement

      2. 15. Effect of postponement

      3. 16. Statement of information

      4. 17. Defendant’s response to statement of information

      5. 18. Provision of information by defendant

      6. 18A. Provision of information as to defendant's interest in property

   3. Reconsideration

      1. 19. No order made: reconsideration of case

      2. 20. No order made: reconsideration of benefit

      3. 21. Order made: reconsideration of benefit

      4. 22. Order made: reconsideration of available amount

      5. 23. Inadequacy of available amount: variation of order

      6. 24. Inadequacy of available amount: discharge of order

      7. 25. Small amount outstanding: discharge of order

      8. 25A. Recovery from estate of deceased defendant impractical: discharge of order

      9. 26. Information

   4. Defendant absconds

      1. 27. Defendant convicted or committed

      2. 28. Defendant neither convicted nor acquitted

      3. 29. Variation of order

      4. 30. Discharge of order

   5. Appeals

      1. 31. Appeal by prosecutor etc ...

      2. 32. Court’s powers on appeal

      3. 33. Appeal to Supreme Court

   6. Enforcement authority

      1. 34. Enforcement authority

   7. Enforcement as fines etc

      1. 35. Enforcement as fines

      2. 36. Director appointed as enforcement authority

      3. 37. Director’s application for enforcement

      4. 38. Provisions about imprisonment or detention

      5. 39. Reconsideration etc: variation of prison term

   8. Restraint orders

      1. 40. Conditions for exercise of powers

      2. 41. Restraint orders

      3. 41A. Restraint orders: power to retain seized property etc.

      4. 42. Application, discharge and variation

      5. 43. Appeal to Court of Appeal

      6. 44. Appeal to Supreme Court

      7. 44A. Detention of property pending appeal

      8. 45. Seizure

      9. 46. Hearsay evidence

      10. 47. Supplementary

   9. Search and seizure powers

      1. 47A. Sections 47B to 47S: meaning of “appropriate officer”

      2. 47B. Conditions for exercise of powers

      3. 47C. Power to seize property

      4. 47D. Search power: premises

      5. 47E. Search power: people

      6. 47F. Search power: vehicles

      7. 47G. “Appropriate approval”

      8. 47H. Exercise of powers without judicial approval

      9. 47I. Report by appointed person on exercise of powers

      10. 47J. Initial detention of seized property

      11. 47K. Further detention pending making of restraint order

      12. 47L. Further detention pending variation of restraint order

      13. 47M. Further detention in other cases

      14. 47N. Discharge, variation and lapse of detention order

      15. 47O. Appeals

      16. 47P. Detention of property pending section 47O appeal

      17. 47Q. Hearsay evidence in detention order proceedings

      18. 47R. Release of property

   10. Code of practice about search and seizure and detention of property

       1. 47S. Codes of practice

   11. Management receivers

       1. 48. Appointment

       2. 49. Powers

   12. Enforcement receivers

       1. 50. Appointment

       2. 51. Powers

   13. Director’s receivers

       1. 52. Appointment

       2. 53. Powers

   14. Application of sums

       1. 54. Enforcement receivers

       2. 55. Sums received by designated officer

       3. 56. Director’s receivers

       4. 57. Sums received by Director

   15. Restrictions

       1. 58. Restraint orders

       2. 59. Enforcement receivers

       3. 60. Director’s receivers

   16. Receivers: further provisions

       1. 61. Protection

       2. 62. Further applications

       3. 63. Discharge and variation

       4. 64. Management receivers: discharge

       5. 65. Appeal to Court of Appeal

       6. 66. Appeal to Supreme Court

   17. Enforcement: money, cryptoassets and personal property

       1. 67. Money

       2. 67ZA. Cryptoassets

       3. 67ZB. Meaning of “UK-connected cryptoasset service provider”

       4. 67A. Seized personal property

       5. 67AA. Destruction of seized cryptoassets

       6. 67B. Costs of storage and realisation

       7. 67C. Sections 67ZA to 67B: appeals

       8. 67D. Proceeds of realisation

   18. Financial investigators

       1. 68. Applications and appeals

   19. Exercise of powers

       1. 69. Powers of court and receiver etc.

   20. Committal

       1. 70. Committal by magistrates’ court

       2. 71. Sentencing by Crown Court

   21. Compensation

       1. 72. Serious default

       2. 73. Order varied or discharged

   22. Enforcement abroad

       1. 74. Enforcement abroad

   23. Interpretation

       1. 75. Criminal lifestyle

       2. 76. Conduct and benefit

       3. 77. Tainted gifts

       4. 78. Gifts and their recipients

       5. 79. Value: the basic rule

       6. 80. Value of property obtained from conduct

       7. 81. Value of tainted gifts

       8. 82. Free property

       9. 83. Realisable property

       10. 84. Property: general provisions

       11. 84A. Cryptoassets etc

       12. 85. Proceedings

       13. 86. Applications

       14. 87. Confiscation orders

       15. 87A. No further possibility of appeal

       16. 88. Other interpretative provisions

   24. General

       1. 89. Procedure on appeal to the Court of Appeal

       2. 90. Procedure on appeal to the Supreme Court

       3. 91. Crown Court Rules

4. Part 3 Confiscation: Scotland

   1. Confiscation orders

      1. 92. Making of order

      2. 93. Recoverable amount

      3. 94. Accused’s benefit

      4. 95. Available amount

      5. 96. Assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle

      6. 97. Effect of order on court’s other powers

      7. 97A. Application of receipts: restitution order and victim surcharge

      8. 97B. Orders for securing compliance with confiscation order

      9. 97C. Breach of compliance order

      10. 97D. Appeals against variation or discharge of compliance orders

      11. 98. Disposal of family home

   2. Procedural matters

      1. 99. Postponement

      2. 100. Effect of postponement

      3. 101. Statement of information

      4. 102. Accused’s response to statement of information

      5. 103. Provision of information by accused

   3. Reconsideration

      1. 104. No order made: reconsideration of case

      2. 105. No order made: reconsideration of benefit

      3. 106. Order made: reconsideration of benefit

      4. 107. Order made: reconsideration of available amount

      5. 108. Inadequacy of available amount: variation of order

      6. 109. Inadequacy of available amount: discharge of order

      7. 110. Information

   4. Accused unlawfully at large

      1. 111. Conviction or other disposal of accused

      2. 112. Accused neither convicted nor acquitted

      3. 113. Variation of order

      4. 114. Discharge of order

   5. Appeals

      1. 115. Appeal by prosecutor

   6. Payment and enforcement

      1. 116. Time for payment

      2. 116A. Further time for payment due to coronavirus

      3. 117. Interest on unpaid sums

      4. 118. Application of provisions about fine enforcement

   7. Restraint orders etc

      1. 119. Conditions for exercise of powers

      2. 120. Restraint orders etc

      3. 120A. Restraint orders: power to retain seized property etc.

      4. 121. Application, recall and variation

      5. 122. Appeals

      6. 122A. Detention of property pending appeal

      7. 123. Inhibition of property affected by order

      8. 124. Arrestment of property affected by order

      9. 125. Management administrators

      10. 126. Seizure

      11. 127. Restraint orders: restriction on proceedings and remedies

   8. Search and seizure powers

      1. 127A. Sections 127B to 127R: meaning of “appropriate officer”

      2. 127B. Conditions for exercise of powers

      3. 127C. Power to seize property

      4. 127D. Search power: premises

      5. 127E. Search power: people

      6. 127F. Search power: vehicles

      7. 127G. “Appropriate approval”

      8. 127H. Exercise of powers without judicial approval

      9. 127I. Report by appointed person on exercise of powers

      10. 127J. Initial detention of seized property

      11. 127K. Further detention pending making of restraint order

      12. 127L. Further detention pending variation of restraint order

      13. 127M. Further detention in other cases

      14. 127N. Discharge, variation and lapse of detention order

      15. 127O. Appeals

      16. 127P. Detention of property pending section 127O appeal

      17. 127Q. Release of property

   9. Guidance about search and seizure and detention of property

      1. 127R. Guidance by Lord Advocate

   10. Realisation of property: general

       1. 128. Enforcement administrators

       2. 129. Management administrators: discharge

       3. 130. Application of sums by enforcement administrator

       4. 131. Sums received by clerk of court

   11. Enforcement: money, cryptoassets and personal property

       1. 131ZA. Money

       2. 131ZB. Cryptoassets

       3. 131ZC. Meaning of “UK-connected cryptoasset service provider”

   12. Seized personal property

       1. 131A. Seized personal property

       2. 131AA. Destruction of seized cryptoassets

       3. 131B. Costs of storage and realisation

       4. 131C. Sections 131ZB to 131B: appeals

       5. 131D. Proceeds of realisation

   13. Exercise of powers

       1. 132. Powers of court and administrator etc

   14. Administrators: general

       1. 133. Protection of administrators

       2. 134. Protection of persons affected

       3. 135. Recall and variation of order

       4. 136. Appeals

       5. 137. Administrators: further provision

       6. 138. Administrators: restriction on proceedings and remedies

   15. Compensation

       1. 139. Serious default

       2. 140. Confiscation order varied or discharged

   16. Enforcement abroad

       1. 141. Enforcement abroad

   17. Interpretation

       1. 142. Criminal lifestyle

       2. 143. Conduct and benefit

       3. 144. Tainted gifts and their recipients

       4. 145. Value: the basic rule

       5. 146. Value of property obtained from conduct

       6. 147. Value of tainted gifts

       7. 148. Free property

       8. 149. Realisable property

       9. 150. Property: general provisions

       10. 150A. Cryptoassets etc

       11. 151. Proceedings

       12. 152. Applications

       13. 153. Satisfaction of confiscation orders

       14. 153A. No further possibility of appeal

       15. 154. Other interpretative provisions

   18. General

       1. 155. Rules of court

5. Part 4 Confiscation: Northern Ireland

   1. Confiscation orders

      1. 156. Making of order

      2. 157. Recoverable amount

      3. 158. Defendant’s benefit

      4. 159. Available amount

      5. 160. Assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle

      6. 160A. Determination of extent of defendant's interest in property

      7. 161. Time for payment

      8. 162. Interest on unpaid sums

      9. 163. Effect of order on court’s other powers

      10. 163A. Orders for securing compliance with confiscation order

      11. 163B. Appeals against orders under section 163A

   2. Procedural matters

      1. 164. Postponement

      2. 165. Effect of postponement

      3. 166. Statement of information

      4. 167. Defendant’s response to statement of information

      5. 168. Provision of information by defendant

      6. 168A. Provision of information as to defendant's interest in property

   3. Reconsideration

      1. 169. No order made: reconsideration of case

      2. 170. No order made: reconsideration of benefit

      3. 171. Order made: reconsideration of benefit

      4. 172. Order made: reconsideration of available amount

      5. 173. Inadequacy of available amount: variation of order

      6. 174. Inadequacy of available amount: discharge of order

      7. 175. Small amount outstanding: discharge of order

      8. 175A. Recovery from estate of deceased defendant impractical: discharge of order

      9. 176. Information

   4. Defendant absconds

      1. 177. Defendant convicted or committed

      2. 178. Defendant neither convicted nor acquitted

      3. 179. Variation of order

      4. 180. Discharge of order

   5. Appeals

      1. 181. Appeal by prosecutor etc ...

      2. 182. Court’s powers on appeal

      3. 183. Appeal to Supreme Court

   6. Enforcement authority

      1. 184. Enforcement authority

   7. Enforcement as fines etc

      1. 185. Enforcement as fines etc

      2. 186. Director’s application for enforcement

      3. 187. Provisions about imprisonment or detention

      4. 188. Reconsideration etc: variation of prison term

   8. Restraint orders

      1. 189. Conditions for exercise of powers

      2. 190. Restraint orders

      3. 190A. Restraint orders: power to retain seized property

      4. 191. Application, discharge and variation

      5. 192. Appeal to Court of Appeal

      6. 193. Appeal to Supreme Court

      7. 193A. Detention of property pending appeal

      8. 194. Seizure

      9. 195. Supplementary

   9. Search and seizure powers

      1. 195A. Sections 195B to 195S: meaning of “appropriate officer”

      2. 195B. Conditions for exercise of powers

      3. 195C. Power to seize property

      4. 195D. Search power: premises

      5. 195E. Search power: people

      6. 195F. Search power: vehicles

      7. 195G. “Appropriate approval”

      8. 195H. Exercise of powers without judicial approval

      9. 195I. Report by appointed person on exercise of powers

      10. 195J. Initial detention of seized property

      11. 195K. Further detention pending making of restraint order

      12. 195L. Further detention pending variation of restraint order

      13. 195M. Further detention in other cases

      14. 195N. Discharge, variation and lapse of detention order

      15. 195O. Appeals

      16. 195P. Detention of property pending section 195O appeal

      17. 195Q. Hearsay evidence in detention order proceedings

      18. 195R. Release of property

   10. Code of practice about search and seizure and detention of property: Secretary of State

       1. 195S. Codes of practice : Secretary of State

       2. 195T. Codes of practice: Department of Justice

   11. Management receivers

       1. 196. Appointment

       2. 197. Powers

   12. Enforcement receivers

       1. 198. Appointment

       2. 199. Powers

   13. Director’s receivers

       1. 200. Appointment

       2. 201. Powers

   14. Application of sums

       1. 202. Enforcement receivers

       2. 203. Sums received by chief clerk

       3. 204. Director’s receivers

       4. 205. Sums received by Director

   15. Restrictions

       1. 206. Restraint orders

       2. 207. Enforcement receivers

       3. 208. Director’s receivers

   16. Receivers: further provisions

       1. 209. Protection

       2. 210. Further applications

       3. 211. Discharge and variation

       4. 212. Management receivers: discharge

       5. 213. Appeal to Court of Appeal

       6. 214. Appeal to Supreme Court

   17. Enforcement: money, cryptoassets and personal property

       1. 215. Money

       2. 215ZA. Cryptoassets

       3. 215ZB. Meaning of “UK-connected cryptoasset service provider”

       4. 215A. Seized personal property

       5. 215AA. Destruction of seized cryptoassets

       6. 215B. Costs of storage and realisation

       7. 215C. Sections 215ZA to 215B: appeals

       8. 215D. Proceeds of realisation

   18. Financial investigators

       1. 216. Applications and appeals

   19. Exercise of powers

       1. 217. Powers of court and receiver etc

   20. Committal

       1. 218. Committal by magistrates’ court

       2. 219. Sentencing by Crown Court

   21. Compensation

       1. 220. Serious default

       2. 221. Order varied or discharged

   22. Enforcement abroad

       1. 222. Enforcement abroad

   23. Interpretation

       1. 223. Criminal lifestyle

       2. 224. Conduct and benefit

       3. 225. Tainted gifts

       4. 226. Gifts and their recipients

       5. 227. Value: the basic rule

       6. 228. Value of property obtained from conduct

       7. 229. Value of tainted gifts

       8. 230. Free property

       9. 231. Realisable property

       10. 232. Property: general provisions

       11. 232A. Cryptoassets etc

       12. 233. Proceedings

       13. 234. Applications

       14. 235. Confiscation orders

       15. 235A. No further possibility of appeal

       16. 236. Other interpretative provisions

   24. General

       1. 237. Procedure on appeal to the Court of Appeal

       2. 238. Procedure on appeal to the

       3. 239. Crown Court Rules

6. Part 5 Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct

   1. Chapter 1 Introductory

      1. 240. General purpose of this Part

      2. 241. “Unlawful conduct”

      3. 241A. “Gross human rights abuse or violation”

      4. 242. “Property obtained through unlawful conduct”

   2. Chapter 2 Civil recovery in the High Court or Court of Session

      1. Proceedings for recovery orders

         1. 243. Proceedings for recovery orders in England and Wales or Northern Ireland

         2. 244. Proceedings for recovery orders in Scotland

         3. 245. “Associated property”

         4. 245ZA. Notice to local authority: Scotland

      2. Property freezing orders (England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

         1. 245A. Application for property freezing order

         2. 245B. Variation and setting aside of order

         3. 245C. Exclusions

         4. 245D. Restriction on proceedings and remedies

         5. 245E. Receivers in connection with property freezing orders

         6. 245F. Powers of receivers appointed under section 245E

         7. 245G. Supervision of section 245E receiver and variations

      3. Interim receiving orders (England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

         1. 246. Application for interim receiving order

         2. 247. Functions of interim receiver

      4. Property freezing orders and interim receiving orders: registration

         1. 248. Registration

         2. 249. Registration (Northern Ireland)

      5. Interim receiving orders: further provisions

         1. 250. Duties of respondent etc.

         2. 251. Supervision of interim receiver and variation of order

         3. 252. Restrictions on dealing etc. with property

         4. 253. Restriction on proceedings and remedies

         5. 254. Exclusion of property which is not recoverable etc.

         6. 255. Reporting

      6. Prohibitory property orders (Scotland)

         1. 255A. Application for prohibitory property order

         2. 255B. Variation and recall of prohibitory property order

         3. 255C. Exclusions

         4. 255D. Restriction on proceedings and remedies

         5. 255E. Arrestment of property affected by prohibitory property order

         6. 255F. Inhibition of property affected by prohibitory property order

         7. 255G. Receivers in connection with prohibitory property orders

         8. 255H. Powers of receivers appointed under section 255G

         9. 255I. Supervision of PPO receiver and variations

      7. Interim administration orders (Scotland)

         1. 256. Application for interim administration order

         2. 257. Functions of interim administrator

         3. 258. Inhibition of property affected by order

         4. 259. Duties of respondent etc.

         5. 260. Supervision of interim administrator and variation of order

         6. 261. Restrictions on dealing etc. with property

         7. 262. Restriction on proceedings and remedies

         8. 263. Exclusion of property which is not recoverable etc.

         9. 264. Reporting

         10. 265. Arrestment of property affected by interim administration order

      8. Vesting and realisation of recoverable property

         1. 266. Recovery orders

         2. 267. Functions of the trustee for civil recovery

         3. 268. Recording of recovery order (Scotland)

         4. 269. Rights of pre-emption, etc.

         5. 269A. Leases and occupancy rights: Scotland

         6. 270. Associated and joint property

         7. 271. Agreements about associated and joint property

         8. 272. Associated and joint property: default of agreement

         9. 273. Payments in respect of rights under pension schemes

         10. 274. Consequential adjustment of liabilities under pension schemes

         11. 275. Pension schemes: supplementary

         12. 276. Consent orders

         13. 277. Consent orders: pensions

         14. 278. Limit on recovery

         15. 279. Section 278: supplementary

         16. 280. Applying realised proceeds

      9. Exemptions etc.

         1. 281. Victims of theft, etc.

         2. 282. Other exemptions

      10. Scope of powers

          1. 282A. Scope of powers

      11. Enforcement outside the United Kingdom

          1. 282B. Enforcement abroad before recovery order: enforcement authority

          2. 282C. Enforcement abroad before recovery order: receiver or administrator

          3. 282CA. Enforcement abroad before recovery order: PPO receiver

          4. 282D. Evidence overseas: interim receiver or interim administrator

          5. 282E. Evidence overseas: restrictions on use

          6. 282F. Enforcement abroad: after recovery order

      12. Miscellaneous

          1. 283. Compensation

          2. 284. Payment of interim administrator or trustee (Scotland)

          3. 285. Effect on diligence of recovery order (Scotland)

          4. 286. Scope of powers (Scotland)

          5. 286A. Legal expenses excluded from freezing: required conditions

          6. 286B. Legal expenses: regulations for purposes of section 266(8B) or 286A(3)

          7. 287. Financial threshold

          8. 288. Limitation

   3. Chapter 3 Recovery of cash in summary proceedings

      1. Searches

         1. 289. Searches

         2. 290. Prior approval

         3. 291. Report on exercise of powers

         4. 292. Code of practice

         5. 293. Code of practice (Scotland)

         6. 293A. Code of practice (Northern Ireland)

      2. Seizure and detention

         1. 294. Seizure of cash

         2. 295. Detention of seized cash

         3. 296. Interest

         4. 297. Release of detained cash

      3. Forfeiture without court order

         1. 297A. Forfeiture notice

         2. 297B. Content

         3. 297C. Effect

         4. 297D. Detention following lapse of notice

         5. 297E. Application to set aside forfeiture

         6. 297F. Release of cash subject to forfeiture notice

         7. 297G. Application of forfeited cash

      4. Forfeiture

         1. 298. Forfeiture

         2. 299. Appeal against decision under section 298

         3. 300. Application of forfeited cash

      5. Supplementary

         1. 301. Victims and other owners

         2. 302. Compensation

         3. 302A. Powers for prosecutors to appear in proceedings

         4. 303. “The minimum amount”

         5. 303A. Financial investigators

   4. CHAPTER 3A Recovery of listed assets in summary proceedings

      1. Definition of listed asset

         1. 303B. “Listed asset”

      2. Searches

         1. 303C. Searches

         2. 303D. Searches: supplemental provision

         3. 303E. Prior approval

         4. 303F. Report on exercise of powers

         5. 303G. Code of practice: Secretary of State

         6. 303H. Code of practice: Scotland

         7. 303I. Code of practice: Northern Ireland

      3. Seizure and detention

         1. 303J. Seizure of listed assets

         2. 303K. Initial detention of seized property

         3. 303L. Further detention of seized property

         4. 303M. Testing and safekeeping of property seized under section 303J

         5. 303N. Release of detained property

      4. Forfeiture

         1. 303O. Forfeiture

         2. 303P. Associated and joint property

         3. 303Q. Agreements about associated and joint property

         4. 303R. Associated and joint property: default of agreement

         5. 303S. Sections 303O to 303R: appeals

         6. 303T. Realisation of forfeited property

         7. 303U. Proceeds of realisation

      5. Supplementary

         1. 303V. Victims and other owners

         2. 303W. Compensation

         3. 303X. Powers for prosecutors to appear in proceedings

         4. 303Y. “The minimum value”

         5. 303Z. Financial investigators

   5. CHAPTER 3B Forfeiture of money held in certain accounts

      1. Freezing of certain accounts

         1. 303Z1. Application for account freezing order

         2. 303Z2. Restrictions on making of application under section 303Z1

         3. 303Z3. Making of account freezing order

         4. 303Z4. Variation and setting aside of account freezing order

         5. 303Z5. Exclusions

         6. 303Z6. Restriction on proceedings and remedies

         7. 303Z7. “Bank”

         8. 303Z8. “The minimum amount”

      2. Account forfeiture notices (England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

         1. 303Z9. Account forfeiture notice

         2. 303Z10. Giving of account forfeiture notice

         3. 303Z11. Lapse of account forfeiture notice

         4. 303Z12. Application to set aside forfeiture

         5. 303Z13. Application of money forfeited under account forfeiture notice

      3. Forfeiture orders

         1. 303Z14. Forfeiture order

         2. 303Z15. Continuation of account freezing order pending appeal

         3. 303Z16. Appeal against decision under section 303Z14

         4. 303Z17. Application of money forfeited under account forfeiture order

      4. Supplementary

         1. 303Z17A. Victims and other owners

         2. 303Z18. Compensation

         3. 303Z19. Powers for prosecutors to appear in proceedings

   6. CHAPTER 3C Recovery of cryptoassets: searches, seizure and detention

      1. Definitions

         1. 303Z20. Definitions

      2. Searches

         1. 303Z21. Searches

         2. 303Z22. Searches: supplemental provision

         3. 303Z23. Prior approval

         4. 303Z24. Report on exercise of powers

         5. 303Z25. Codes of practice

      3. Seizure and detention of cryptoasset-related items

         1. 303Z26. Seizure of cryptoasset-related items

         2. 303Z27. Initial detention of seized cryptoasset-related items

         3. 303Z28. Further detention of seized cryptoasset-related items

         4. 303Z29. Seizure of cryptoassets

         5. 303Z30. Prior authorisation for detention of cryptoassets

         6. 303Z31. Initial detention of seized cryptoassets

         7. 303Z32. Further detention of seized cryptoassets

         8. 303Z33. Safekeeping of cryptoassets and cryptoasset-related items

         9. 303Z34. Release of cryptoassets and cryptoasset-related items

   7. CHAPTER 3D Recovery of cryptoassets: freezing orders

      1. Definitions

         1. 303Z35. Definitions

      2. Freezing of crypto wallets

         1. 303Z36. Application for crypto wallet freezing order

         2. 303Z37. Making of a crypto wallet freezing order

         3. 303Z38. Variation and setting aside of crypto wallet freezing order

         4. 303Z39. Exclusions

         5. 303Z40. Restrictions on proceedings and remedies

   8. CHAPTER 3E Forfeiture of cryptoassets following detention or freezing order

      1. Forfeiture orders

         1. 303Z41. Forfeiture order

         2. 303Z42. Forfeiture order: supplementary

         3. 303Z43. Associated and joint property

         4. 303Z44. Agreements about associated and joint property

         5. 303Z45. Associated and joint property: default of agreement

         6. 303Z46. Continuation of crypto wallet freezing order pending appeal

         7. 303Z47. Sections 303Z41 to 303Z45: appeals

         8. 303Z48. Realisation or destruction of forfeited cryptoassets etc

         9. 303Z49. Proceeds of realisation

      2. Supplementary

         1. 303Z50. Victims and other owners: detained cryptoassets

         2. 303Z51. Victims and other owners: crypto wallet freezing orders

         3. 303Z52. Compensation

         4. 303Z53. Powers for prosecutors to appear in proceedings

   9. CHAPTER 3F Conversion of cryptoassets

      1. Conversion

         1. 303Z54. Detained cryptoassets: conversion

         2. 303Z55. Frozen crypto wallet: conversion

         3. 303Z56. Conversion: existing forfeiture proceedings

      2. Detention

         1. 303Z57. Detained cryptoassets: detention of proceeds of conversion

         2. 303Z58. Frozen crypto wallets: detention of proceeds of conversion

      3. Release

         1. 303Z59. Release of detained converted cryptoassets

      4. Forfeiture

         1. 303Z60. Forfeiture order

         2. 303Z61. Appeal against decision under section 303Z60

         3. 303Z62. Application of forfeited converted cryptoassets

      5. Supplementary

         1. 303Z63. Victims and other owners

         2. 303Z64. Compensation

         3. 303Z65. Powers for prosecutors to appear in proceedings

      6. Interpretation

         1. 303Z66. Interpretation

   10. Chapter 4 General

       1. Recoverable property

          1. 304. Property obtained through unlawful conduct

          2. 305. Tracing property, etc.

          3. 306. Mixing property

          4. 307. Recoverable property: accruing profits

          5. 308. General exceptions

          6. 309. Other exemptions

          7. 310. Granting interests

       2. Insolvency

          1. 311. Insolvency

       3. Chapters 3C to 3F: supplementary

          1. 311A. Financial investigators

       4. Delegation of enforcement functions

          1. 312. Performance of functions of Scottish Ministers by constables in Scotland

          2. 313. Restriction on performance of Director’s functions by police

       5. Interpretation

          1. 314. Obtaining and disposing of property

          2. 315. Northern Ireland courts

          3. 316. General interpretation

7. Part 6 Revenue Functions

   1. General functions

      1. 317. The National Crime Agency's general Revenue functions

      2. 318. Revenue functions regarding employment

      3. 319. Source of income

      4. 320. Appeals

   2. Inheritance tax functions

      1. 321. The National Crime Agency's functions: transfers of value

      2. 322. The National Crime Agency's functions: certain settlements

   3. General

      1. 323. Functions

      2. 324. Exercise of Revenue functions

      3. 325. Declarations

      4. 326. Interpretation

8. Part 7 Money Laundering

   1. Offences

      1. 327. Concealing etc

      2. 328. Arrangements

      3. 329. Acquisition, use and possession

      4. 330. Failure to disclose: regulated sector

      5. 331. Failure to disclose: nominated officers in the regulated sector

      6. 332. Failure to disclose: other nominated officers

      7. 333. Tipping off

      8. 333A. Tipping off: regulated sector

      9. 333B. Disclosures within an undertaking or group etc

      10. 333C. Other permitted disclosures between institutions etc

      11. 333D. Other permitted disclosures etc

      12. 333E. Interpretation of sections 333A to 333D

      13. 334. Penalties

   2. Consent

      1. 335. Appropriate consent

      2. 336. Nominated officer: consent

      3. 336A. Power of court to extend the moratorium period

      4. 336B. Proceedings under section 336A: supplementary

      5. 336C. Extension of moratorium period pending determination of proceedings etc

      6. 336D. Sections 336A to 336C: interpretation

   3. Disclosures

      1. 337. Protected disclosures

      2. 338. Authorised disclosures

      3. 339. Form and manner of disclosures

      4. 339ZA. Disclosures to the NCA

      5. 339ZB. Voluntary disclosures within the regulated sector

      6. 339ZC. Section 339ZB: disclosure requests and required notifications

      7. 339ZD. Section 339ZB: effect on required disclosures under section 330 or 331

      8. 339ZE. Limitations on application of section 339ZD(2) and (3)

      9. 339ZF. Section 339ZB: supplementary

      10. 339ZG. Sections 339ZB to 339ZF: interpretation

   4. Information orders

      1. 339ZH. Information orders

      2. 339ZL. Code of practice about certain information orders

      3. 339ZI. Statements

      4. 339ZJ. Appeals

      5. 339ZK. Supplementary

   5. Threshold amounts

      1. 339A. Threshold amounts

   6. Interpretation

      1. 340. Interpretation

9. Part 8 Investigations

   1. Chapter 1 Introduction

      1. 341. Investigations

      2. 341A. Orders and warrants sought for civil recovery investigations

      3. 342. Offences of prejudicing investigation

   2. Chapter 2 England and Wales and Northern Ireland

      1. Judges and courts

         1. 343. Judges

         2. 344. Courts

      2. Production orders

         1. 345. Production orders

         2. 346. Requirements for making of production order

         3. 347. Order to grant entry

         4. 348. Further provisions

         5. 349. Computer information

         6. 350. Government departments

         7. 351. Supplementary

      3. Search and seizure warrants

         1. 352. Search and seizure warrants

         2. 353. Requirements where production order not available

         3. 354. Further provisions: general

         4. 355. Further provisions: confiscation , money laundering, detained cash, detained property , frozen funds and cryptoasset investigations

         5. 356. Further provisions: civil recovery ... and exploitation proceeds investigations

         6. 356A. Certain offences in relation to execution of search and seizure warrants

      4. Disclosure orders

         1. 357. Disclosure orders

         2. 358. Requirements for making of disclosure order

         3. 359. Offences

         4. 360. Statements

         5. 361. Further provisions

         6. 362. Supplementary

      5. Unexplained wealth orders

         1. 362A. Unexplained wealth orders

         2. 362B. Requirements for making of unexplained wealth order

         3. 362C. Effect of order: cases of non-compliance

         4. 362D. Effect of order: cases of compliance or purported compliance

         5. 362DA. Extension of period for making determination where interim freezing order has been made

         6. 362DB. Extension of period pending determination of proceedings etc

         7. 362E. Offence

         8. 362F. Statements

         9. 362G. Disclosure of information, copying of documents, etc

         10. 362H. Holding of property: trusts and company arrangements etc

         11. 362I. Supplementary

         12. 362IA. Annual reports

      6. Unexplained wealth orders: interim freezing of property

         1. 362J. Application for interim freezing order

         2. 362K. Variation and discharge of interim freezing order

         3. 362L. Exclusions

         4. 362M. Restrictions on proceedings and remedies

         5. 362N. Receivers in connection with interim freezing orders

         6. 362O. Powers of receivers appointed under section 362N

         7. 362P. Supervision of section 362N receiver and variations

         8. 362Q. Registration

         9. 362R. Compensation

      7. Unexplained wealth orders: enforcement abroad

         1. 362S. Enforcement abroad: enforcement authority

         2. 362T. Enforcement abroad: receiver

      8. Unexplained wealth orders: costs of proceedings

         1. 362U. Costs orders

      9. Customer information orders

         1. 363. Customer information orders

         2. 364. Meaning of customer information

         3. 365. Requirements for making of customer information order

         4. 366. Offences

         5. 367. Statements

         6. 368. Disclosure of information

         7. 369. Supplementary

      10. Account monitoring orders

          1. 370. Account monitoring orders

          2. 371. Requirements for making of account monitoring order

          3. 372. Statements

          4. 373. Applications

          5. 374. Disclosure of information

          6. 375. Supplementary

          7. 375A. Evidence overseas

          8. 375B. Evidence overseas: restrictions on use

      11. Officers of Revenue and Customs

          1. 375C. Restriction on exercise of certain powers conferred on officers of Revenue and Customs

      12. Evidence overseas

          1. 376. Evidence overseas

      13. Code of practice

          1. 377. Code of practice of Secretary of State etc.

          2. 377ZA. Code of practice (Northern Ireland)

          3. 377ZB. Disapplication of PACE codes

          4. 377A. Code of practice of Attorney General or Advocate General for Northern Ireland

      14. Interpretation

          1. 378. Officers

          2. 379. Miscellaneous

   3. Chapter 3 Scotland

      1. Production orders

         1. 380. Production orders

         2. 381. Requirements for making of production order

         3. 382. Order to grant entry

         4. 383. Further provisions

         5. 384. Computer information

         6. 385. Government departments

         7. 386. Supplementary

      2. Search warrants

         1. 387. Search warrants

         2. 388. Requirements where production order not available

         3. 389. Further provisions: general

         4. 390. Further provisions: confiscation, civil recovery , detained cash , detained property, frozen funds , money laundering and cryptoasset

      3. Disclosure orders

         1. 391. Disclosure orders

         2. 392. Requirements for making of disclosure order

         3. 393. Offences

         4. 394. Statements

         5. 395. Further provisions

         6. 396. Supplementary

      4. Unexplained wealth orders

         1. 396A. Unexplained wealth orders

         2. 396B. Requirements for making of unexplained wealth order

         3. 396C. Effect of order: cases of non-compliance

         4. 396D. Effect of order: cases of compliance or purported compliance

         5. 396DA. Extension of period for making determination where interim freezing order has been made

         6. 396DB. Extension of period pending determination of proceedings etc

         7. 396E. Offence

         8. 396F. Statements

         9. 396G. Disclosure of information, copying of documents, etc

         10. 396H. Holding of property: trusts and company arrangements etc

         11. 396I. Supplementary

      5. Unexplained wealth orders: interim freezing of property

         1. 396J. Application for interim freezing order

         2. 396K. Variation and recall of interim freezing order

         3. 396L. Exclusions

         4. 396M. Restrictions on proceedings and remedies

         5. 396N. Arrestment of property affected by interim freezing order

         6. 396O. Inhibition of property affected by interim freezing order

         7. 396P. Receivers in connection with interim freezing orders

         8. 396Q. Powers of receivers appointed under section 396P

         9. 396R. Supervision of section 396P receiver and variations

         10. 396S. Compensation

      6. Unexplained wealth orders: enforcement abroad

         1. 396T. Enforcement abroad: Scottish Ministers

         2. 396U. Enforcement abroad: receiver

      7. Unexplained wealth orders: expenses of proceedings

         1. 396V. Expenses orders

      8. Customer information orders

         1. 397. Customer information orders

         2. 398. Meaning of customer information

         3. 399. Requirements for making of customer information order

         4. 400. Offences

         5. 401. Statements

         6. 402. Further provisions

         7. 403. Supplementary

      9. Account monitoring orders

         1. 404. Account monitoring orders

         2. 405. Requirements for making of account monitoring order

         3. 406. Statements

         4. 407. Further provisions

         5. 408. Supplementary

      10. Evidence overseas

          1. 408A. Evidence overseas

          2. 408B. Evidence overseas: restrictions on use

      11. Officers of Revenue and Customs

          1. 408C. Restriction on exercise of certain powers conferred on officers of Revenue and Customs

      12. General

          1. 409. Jurisdiction of sheriff

          2. 410. Code of practice

          3. 411. Performance of functions of Scottish Ministers by constables in Scotland

          4. 412. Interpretation

   4. Chapter 4 Supplementary and Interpretation

      1. 412A. Power to vary monetary amounts

      2. 413. Criminal conduct

      3. 414. Property

      4. 415. Money laundering offences

      5. 416. Other interpretative provisions

10. Part 9 Insolvency etc.

    1. Bankruptcy in England and Wales

       1. 417. Modifications of the 1986 Act

       2. 418. Restriction of powers

       3. 419. Tainted gifts

    2. Sequestration in Scotland

       1. 420. Modifications of the 2016 Act

       2. 421. Restriction of powers

       3. 422. Tainted gifts

    3. Bankruptcy in Northern Ireland

       1. 423. Modifications of the 1989 Order

       2. 424. Restriction of powers

       3. 425. Tainted gifts

    4. Winding up in England and Wales and Scotland

       1. 426. Winding up under the 1986 Act

       2. 427. Tainted gifts

    5. Winding up in Northern Ireland

       1. 428. Winding up under the 1989 Order

       2. 429. Tainted gifts

    6. Floating charges

       1. 430. Floating charges

    7. Limited liability partnerships

       1. 431. Limited liability partnerships

    8. Insolvency practitioners

       1. 432. Insolvency practitioners

       2. 433. Meaning of insolvency practitioner

    9. Interpretation

       1. 434. Interpretation

11. Part 10 Information

    1. England and Wales and Northern Ireland

       1. 435. Use of information by certain authorities

       2. 436. Disclosure of information to certain authorities

       3. 437. Further disclosure

       4. 438. Disclosure of information by certain authorities

    2. Scotland

       1. 439. Disclosure of information to Lord Advocate and to Scottish Ministers

       2. 440. Further disclosure

       3. 441. Disclosure of information by Lord Advocate and by Scottish Ministers

    3. Overseas purposes

       1. 442. Restriction on disclosure for overseas purposes

       2. 442A. Data protection legislation

12. Part 11 Co-operation

    1. 443. Enforcement in different parts of the United Kingdom

    2. 444. External requests and orders

    3. 445. External investigations

    4. 445A. Sharing of beneficial ownership information

    5. 446. Rules of court

    6. 447. Interpretation

13. Part 12 Miscellaneous and general

    1. Miscellaneous

       1. 448. Tax

       2. 449. NCA officers: pseudonyms

       3. 449A. Staff of relevant Directors: pseudonyms

       4. 450. Pseudonyms: Scotland

       5. 451. Revenue and Customs prosecutions

       6. 452. Crown servants

       7. 453. References to financial investigators

       8. 453A. Certain offences in relation to financial investigators

       9. 453B. Certain offences in relation to SFO officers

       10. 453C. Obstruction offence in relation to immigration officers

       11. 454. Customs officers

       12. 454A. Serious Fraud Office

       13. 455. Enactment

    2. General

       1. 456. Amendments

       2. 457. Repeals and revocations

       3. 458. Commencement

       4. 459. Orders and regulations

       5. 460. Finance

       6. 461. Extent

       7. 462. Short title

14. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       Assets Recovery Agency

       1. ...

       2. Assets Recovery Agency

       3. Assets Recovery Agency

       4. Assets Recovery Agency

       5. Assets Recovery Agency

       6. Assets Recovery Agency

       7. Assets Recovery Agency

       8. Assets Recovery Agency

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Lifestyle offences: England and Wales

       1. 1. Drug trafficking

       2. 1A. An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

       3. 2. Money laundering

       4. 3. Directing terrorism

       5. 3A. Slavery etc

       6. 4. People trafficking

       7. 5. Arms trafficking

       8. 6. Counterfeiting

       9. 7. Intellectual property

       10. 8. Prostitution and child sex

       11. 9. Blackmail

       12. 9A. An offence under section 12(1) or (2) of the Gangmasters...

       13. 10. Inchoate offences

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Administrators: further provision

       1. 1. General

       2. 2. Appointment etc

       3. 3. Functions

       4. 4. Consent of accountant of court

       5. 5. Dealings in good faith with administrator

       6. 6. Money received by administrator

       7. 7. Effect of appointment of administrator on diligence

       8. 8. Supervision

       9. 9. Accounts and remuneration

       10. 10. Discharge of administrator

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Lifestyle offences: Scotland

       1. 1. Money laundering

       2. 2. Drug trafficking

       3. 2A. An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

       4. 3. Directing terrorism

       5. 4. People trafficking

       6. 4A. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour

       7. 5. Arms trafficking

       8. 6. Counterfeiting

       9. 7. Intellectual property

       10. 8. Pimps and brothels

       11. 8A. Traffic in prostitution etc.

       12. 9. Blackmail

       13. 9A. Gangmasters

       14. 9AA. Consumer credit

       15. 9B. ...

       16. 9C. Distribution of obscene material

       17. 9D. Unclassified video recordings

       18. 9E. Private security industry

       19. 9F. Serious organised crime

       20. 10. Inchoate offences

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Lifestyle offences: Northern Ireland

       1. 1. Drug trafficking

       2. 1A. An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

       3. 2. Money laundering

       4. 3. Directing terrorism

       5. 3A. Slavery, etc.

       6. 4. People trafficking

       7. 5. Arms trafficking

       8. 6. Counterfeiting

       9. 7. Intellectual property

       10. 8. Pimps and brothels

       11. 9. Blackmail

       12. 9A. An offence under section 12(1) or (2) of the Gangmasters...

       13. 10. Inchoate offences

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Powers of interim receiver or administrator

       1. 1. Seizure

       2. 2. Information

       3. 3. Entry, search, etc.

       4. 4. Supplementary

       5. 5. Management

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Powers of trustee for civil recovery

       1. 1. Sale

       2. 2. Expenditure

       3. 3. Management

       4. 4. Legal proceedings

       5. 5. Compromise

       6. 6. Supplementary

    8. SCHEDULE 7A

       Connection with relevant part of United Kingdom

       1. Unlawful conduct

          1. 1. There is a connection where the unlawful conduct occurred entirely...

       2. Property

          1. 2. There has been a connection where the property in question...

          2. 3. There is a connection where there is other property in...

          3. 4. There has been a connection where, at any time, there...

       3. Person

          1. 5. (1) There is or has been a connection where a...

       4. Property held on trust

          1. 6. (1) There is a connection where the property in question...

       5. Interpretation

          1. 7. “ The relevant part of the United Kingdom ” has...

          2. 8. “ The unlawful conduct ” means— (a) in a case...

    9. SCHEDULE 8

       Forms of declarations

       1. ...

       2. Members of SOCA's Staff

          1. “I, A.B., do solemnly declare that I will not disclose...

    10. SCHEDULE 9

        Regulated sector and supervisory authorities

        1. PART 1 REGULATED SECTOR

           1. Business in the regulated sector

              1. 1. (1) A business is in the regulated sector to the...

           2. Excluded activities

              1. 2. (1) A business is not in the regulated sector to...

           3. Interpretation

              1. 3. (1) In this Part— ... “the Capital Requirements Directive” means...

        2. PART 2 SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES

           1. 4. (1) The following bodies are supervisory authorities—

        3. Part 3 Power to amend

           1. 5. The Treasury may by order amend Part 1 or 2...

    11. SCHEDULE 10

        Tax

        1. Part 1 General

           1. 1. Sections 75 and 77 of the Taxes Management Act 1970...

        2. Part 2 Provisions relating to Part 5

           1. Introductory

              1. 2. (1) The vesting of property in the trustee for civil...

           2. Capital Gains Tax

              1. 3. (1) If a gain attributable to a Part 5 transfer...

           3. Income Tax and Corporation Tax

              1. 4. Accrued income scheme

              2. 5. Discounted securities

              3. 6. Rights to receive amounts stated in certificates of deposit etc.

              4. 7. Non-qualifying offshore funds

              5. 8. Futures and options

              6. 9. Loan relationships

              7. 10. Exception from paragraphs 4 to 9

              8. 11. Trading stock

           4. Capital Allowances

              1. 12. Plant and machinery

              2. 13. (1) If a compensating payment is made to the transferor,...

              3. 14. (1) Paragraph 13(2) does not apply if the qualifying expenditure...

              4. 15. (1) Paragraph 13 does not apply if—

              5. 16. (1) Paragraph 13 does not apply if—

              6. 17. (1) Paragraphs 12 to 16 have effect as if they...

              7. 18. Industrial buildings

              8. 19. Tax

              9. 20. Tax

              10. 21. Tax

              11. 22. Flat conversion

              12. 23. (1) If a compensating payment is made to the transferor,...

              13. 24. (1) Paragraph 23 does not apply to determine the proceeds...

              14. 25. Paragraphs 22 to 24 have effect as if they were...

              15. 26. Research and development

              16. 27. (1) If a compensating payment is made to the transferor,...

              17. 28. (1) Paragraph 27 does not apply to determine the disposal...

              18. 29. Paragraphs 26 to 28 have effect as if they were...

           5. Employee etc. Share Schemes

              1. 30. Share options

              2. 31. Conditional acquisition of shares

              3. 32. Shares acquired at an undervalue

              4. 33. Shares in dependent subsidiaries

    12. SCHEDULE 11

        Amendments

        1. 1. Introduction

        2. 2. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

        3. 3. Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77)

        4. 4. Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)

        5. 5. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)

        6. 6. Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)

        7. 7. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)

        8. 8. Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27))

        9. 9. Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)

        10. 10. Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8))

        11. 11. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)

        12. 12. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45)

        13. 13. Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)

        14. 14. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

        15. 15. Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)

        16. 16. Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)

        17. 17. Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)

        18. 18. Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33)

        19. 19. Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))

        20. 20. Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19))

        21. 21. Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5)

        22. 22. Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)

        23. 23. Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49)

        24. 24. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)

        25. 25. Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)

        26. 26. Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15))

        27. 27. Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 (c. 11)

        28. 28. Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 43)

        29. 29. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)

        30. 30. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

        31. 31. Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1299 (N.I. 9)

        32. 32. Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43)

        33. 33. Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48)

        34. 34. Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)

        35. 35. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)

        36. 36. Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)

        37. 37. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

        38. 38. ...

        39. 39. Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)

        40. 40. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)

    13. SCHEDULE 12

        Repeals and revocations