The 1988 Act shall have effect with the further amendments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act, being amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.

For the purposes of sections 21 and 22 of the [1984 c. 60.] Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (access to, and copying and retention of, seized material) an investigation into whether any person has benefited from any criminal conduct or into the extent or whereabouts of the proceeds of any criminal conduct shall be treated (so far as that would not otherwise be the case) as if it were an investigation of, or in connection with, an offence.

Expressions used in subsection (2) above and in Part VI of the 1988 Act have the same meanings in that subsection as in that Part.

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

This Act may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995.

In this Act “the 1988 Act” means the [1988 c. 33.] Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Subject to subsections (4) to (6) below, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different purposes.

Section 14 above and this section come into force on the passing of this Act.

Section 1 above shall not apply in the case of any proceedings against any person where that person is convicted in those proceedings of an offence which was committed before the commencement of that section.

Sections 8(1) and 9 above shall not apply where the offence, or any of the offences, in respect of which the confiscation order was made was committed before the commencement of section 1 above.

This Act, except for section 14 above and this section, does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.