http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/section/51ASerious Crime Act 2007An Act to make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences in respect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information to be shared or processed to prevent fraud or for purposes relating to proceeds of crime; to enable data matching to be conducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transfer functions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the Serious Organised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision in connection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations and in relation to accredited financial investigators, management receivers and enforcement receivers, cash recovery proceedings and search warrants; to extend stop and search powers in connection with incidents involving serious violence; to make amendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connection with the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-12Expert Participation2026-02-06 Serious Crime Act 2007s. 17(9)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 55(3)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 20(8)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 55(4)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 21(7A)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 55(5)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 5E 5F and cross-headingBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 56(2)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 8AABorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 56(3)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 10ABorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 56(4)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 16(4A)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 56(5)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 10(1A)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 58(4)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 19ABorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025s. 59(2)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 17(3A)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 11(4)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 17(10)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 11(8)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 18(2A)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 12(4)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 22D(1A)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 18(2)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 22E(7)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 19(8)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 23(1A)(1B)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 20(2)s. 65(1)Serious Crime Act 2007s. 24A(1A)(1B)Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 22(2)s. 65(1) Part 251A1Section 44 does not apply to an offence under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 or section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (offence of encouraging or assisting suicide).2Section 44 does not apply to an offence under section 184(1) of the Online Safety Act 2023 (offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm).Pt. 2 restricted by 2007 c. 19, s. 18(1A) (as inserted (1.10.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 62, 94(1) (with Sch. 13 para. 5); S.I. 2008/2504, art. 2(a))S. 51A inserted (1.2.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), s. 182(5), Sch. 21 para. 61(2) (with s. 180); S.I. 2010/145, art. 2(2), Sch. para. 25(a)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 42, Sch. 4 para. 6(3) (as inserted (26.4.2013) by Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 7), ss. 3(5), 15(1))S. 51A renumbered as s. 51A(1) (31.1.2024) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), s. 240(1), Sch. 14 para. 12(2)(a); S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2S. 51A(2) inserted (31.1.2024) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), s. 240(1), Sch. 14 para. 12(2)(b); S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2Words in s. 51A heading inserted (31.1.2024) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), s. 240(1), Sch. 14 para. 12(2)(c); S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2