S. 5A and cross-heading inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 21 para. 1(2); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z12)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/5AProceeds of Crime Act 2002An 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.2002-08-12texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-06Expert Participation2026-06-30Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 3BCrime and Policing Act 2026s. 71(4)(a)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 3BCrime and Policing Act 2026s. 71(4)(b)s. 255(1)s. 255(8)(f)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 9B headingCrime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(a)(i)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 9B(1)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(a)(ii)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 9B(2)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(a)(iii)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 4 para. 9G headingCrime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(b)(i)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 9G(1)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(b)(ii)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 9G(2)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(b)(iii)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 9B headingCrime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(c)(i)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 9B(1)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(c)(ii)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 9B(2)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 150(3)(c)(iii)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 7(4)(za)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 6(3)(b)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 7(4)(e)-(h)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 6(3)(d)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 21(1A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 6(4)(b)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 24A-24CCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 17(2)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 13ZA13ZB and cross-headingCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 18(2)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 35A-35R and cross-headingsCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 19(3)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 67(5ZA)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 20(2)(b)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 67ZA(3A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 20(3)(b)s. 255(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 35A headingCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(2)s. 255(1)reg. 2(1)(z12)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 35A(2)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(2)s. 255(1)reg. 2(1)(z12)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 35A(4)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(2)s. 255(1)reg. 2(1)(z12)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 35J(4)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(2)s. 255(1)reg. 2(1)(z12)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 35A(4)(c)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(3)s. 255(1)reg. 2(1)(z12)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 155A and cross-headingCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 1(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 166(2A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 2(3)(a)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 160(6A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 3s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 8(1A)(g)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 5(2)Sch. 22 para. 5(5)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 9CCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 5(4)Sch. 22 para. 5(5)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 157(4)(za)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 6(3)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 157(4)(e)-(h)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 6(3)(d)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 171(1A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 6(4)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 159(1)(c) and wordCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 7(2)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 159ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 7(3)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 224(8)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 9(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 232(3)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 9(3)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 228(5)(6)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 10(3)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 228ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 10(4)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 228(3A)-(3C)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 11(3)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 163(3A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 12(2)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 163(5)-(7)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 12(2)(c)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 203(5)(5A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 12(7)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 165ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 13(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 156(7A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 14(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 165B165CCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 14(3)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 171ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 15(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 171(11A)(11B)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 15(3)(a)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 172(7A)(7B)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 15(4)(a)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 174A-174CCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 16(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 163ZA163ZB and cross-headingCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 17(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 185ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 17(4)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 185BCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 18s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 185CCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 19s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 185DCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 20s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 215ZA(10)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 21(3)(d)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 215A(3A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 21(4)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 215AA(2A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 21(5)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 189(1)-(1B)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 22(2)(a)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 190ZACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 23(3)Confers powers. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 190(3A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 24(a)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 190(10)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 24(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 190(7CA)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 25(2)(b)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 191(7A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 25(3)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 191ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 26s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 196(1A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 27(2)(a)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 196(3)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 27(2)(c)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 215E-215L and cross-headingCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 22 para. 28(2)s. 255(8)(m)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 107ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 23 para. 2(2)s. 255(10)(f)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 131(6B)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 23 para. 2(3)s. 255(10)(f)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002s. 13(5)(a)(iia)Modern Slavery Act 2015Sch. 5 para. 15(3)(d)s. 61(1)reg. 2(b)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 9B and cross-headingBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 54(2)(b)s. 65(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 4 para. 9G and cross-headingBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 54(3)s. 65(1)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Sch. 5 para. 9B and cross-headingBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 54(4)s. 65(1)Part 2Confiscation: England and WalesExercise of powers: general
5AThe principal objective(1)

This section applies to any power conferred by or under this Part on—

(a)

a court;

(b)

a prosecutor;

(c)

a person who is an appropriate officer within the meaning given by section 41A(3) or 47A(1);

(d)

any other person whose functions include the investigation of crime;

(e)

a receiver appointed under section 48 or 50.

(2)

The principal objective in exercising a power to which this section applies in relation to a defendant is to deprive the defendant of the defendant’s benefit from criminal conduct, so far as within the defendant’s means.

(3)

The defendant’s means are to be taken to include any tainted gifts made by the defendant.

(4)

A court or person must exercise any power to which this section applies in the way which the court or person considers is best calculated to further the principal objective.

(5)

The duty under section 2A(1) does not apply to the exercise by a relevant authority of a power to which this section applies if and to the extent that exercising the power in compliance with that duty would be inconsistent with doing so in compliance with the duty under subsection (4).

(6)

In subsection (5) “relevant authority” has the meaning given by section 2A(2).