Part 8Investigations
C1Chapter 2England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Customer information orders
I1C2365 Requirements for making of customer information order
1
These are the requirements for the making of a customer information order.
2
In the case of a confiscation investigation, there must be reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person specified in the application for the order has benefited from his criminal conduct.
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In the case of a civil recovery investigation, there must be reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person specified in the application—
a
holds recoverable property or associated property, or
b
has, at any time, held property that was recoverable property or associated property at the time.
4
In the case of a money laundering investigation, there must be reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person specified in the application for the order has committed a money laundering offence.
5
In the case of any investigation, there must be reasonable grounds for believing that customer information which may be provided in compliance with the order is likely to be of substantial value (whether or not by itself) to the investigation for the purposes of which the order is sought.
6
In the case of any investigation, there must be reasonable grounds for believing that it is in the public interest for the customer information to be provided, having regard to the benefit likely to accrue to the investigation if the information is obtained.
Pt. 8 Ch. 2: power to modify conferred (20.3.2015) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 47, 61(2); S.I. 2015/813, art. 2(b)