Part 5

Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct
CHAPTER 3C

Recovery of cryptoassets: searches, seizure and detention

Seizure and detention of cryptoasset-related items

Initial detention of seized cryptoassets
303Z31
1
Cryptoassets seized under section
303Z29
may be detained for an initial period of 48 hours.
2
Subsection
(1)
authorises the detention of property only for so long as an enforcement officer continues to have reasonable grounds for suspicion in relation to those cryptoassets as described in section
303Z29
(1)
.
3
In calculating a period of 48 hours for the purposes of this section, no account is to be taken of—
a
any Saturday or Sunday,
b
Christmas Day,
c
Good Friday,
d
any day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom within which the property is seized, or
e
any day prescribed by virtue of section 8(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as a court holiday in a sheriff court in the sheriff court district within which the property is seized.
4
This section is subject to section
303Z30
.
Pt. 5 Chs. 3C-3F inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 26.4.2024 for S. for specified purposes, 26.4.2024 for E.W.N.I. in so far as not already in force, 7.11.2024 for S. in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b)(c), Sch. 9 para. 1; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 4(b)(i)(ii); S.I. 2024/1108, reg. 2
Pt. 5 Ch. 3C applied (with modifications) (26.4.2025) by S.I. 2005/3181, art. 213Z19 (as inserted by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1127), arts. 1(2), 14)