(1)A person does not commit an offence under any of sections 15 to 18 by involvement in a transaction or an arrangement relating to money or other property if, before becoming involved, the person—
(a)discloses to an authorised officer the person's suspicion or belief that the money or other property is terrorist property and the information on which the suspicion or belief is based, and
(b)has the authorised officer's consent to becoming involved in the transaction or arrangement.
(2)A person is treated as having an authorised officer's consent if before the end of the notice period the person does not receive notice from an authorised officer that consent is refused.
(3)The notice period is the period of 7 working days starting with the first working day after the person makes the disclosure.
(4)A working day is a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c.80) in the part of the United Kingdom in which the person is when making the disclosure.
(5) In this section “ authorised officer ” means a [F2National Crime Agency officer] authorised for the purposes of this section by the Director General of that Agency.
(6)The reference in this section to a transaction or arrangement relating to money or other property includes a reference to use or possession.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 21ZA-21ZC inserted (26.12.2007) by The Terrorism Act 2000 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3398), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 2
F2Words in s. 21ZA(5) substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 70; S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)