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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/310/2006-07-24</dc:identifier><dc:title>Proceeds of Crime Act 2002</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to establish the Assets Recovery Agency and make provision about the appointment of its Director and his functions (including Revenue functions), to provide for confiscation orders in relation to persons who benefit from criminal conduct and for restraint orders to prohibit dealing with property, to allow the recovery of property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or which is intended to be used in unlawful conduct, to make provision about money laundering, to make provision about investigations relating to benefit from criminal conduct or to property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or to money laundering, to make provision to give effect to overseas requests and orders made where property is found or believed to be obtained through criminal conduct, and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>2002-08-12</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-03-23</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2006-07-24</dct:valid>
					
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