Part III Terrorist Property

Offences

21CFF1F2Sections 21CA to 21CE: interpretation

1

This section applies for the purposes of sections 21CA to 21CE.

2

References to a constable include references to a National Crime Agency officer authorised for those purposes by the Director General of that Agency.

3

References to a business in the regulated sector are to be construed in accordance with Schedule 3A.

4

“Disclosure request” means a request made for the purposes of condition 2 in section 21CA(3).

5

“Nominated officer” means a person nominated to receive disclosures under section 21A.

6

“Relevant undertaking” means any of the following—

a

a credit institution;

b

a financial institution;

c

a professional legal adviser;

d

a relevant professional adviser;

e

other persons (not within paragraphs (a) to (d)) whose business consists of activities listed in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3A.

7

“Required disclosure” means a disclosure that is made—

a

to a constable in connection with a suspicion that a person is involved in the commission of a terrorist financing offence, and

b

for the purposes of avoiding the commission of an offence under section 21A by virtue of not satisfying the third condition in subsection (4) of that section.

8

“Required notification” means a notification made for the purposes of condition 3 in section 21CA(4).

9

For the purposes of subsection (6)—

a

“credit institution” has the same meaning as in Schedule 3A;

b

“financial institution” means an undertaking that carries on a business in the regulated sector by virtue of any of paragraphs (b) to (i) of paragraph 1(1) of that Schedule;

c

“relevant professional adviser” has the meaning given by section 21H(5).

10

“Terrorist financing offence” means an offence under any of sections 15 to 18.