PART 1Proceeds of crime

CHAPTER 4Enforcement powers and related offences

Extension of powers

20Financial Conduct Authority

(1)

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 316 (civil recovery of the proceeds etc of unlawful conduct: general interpretation), in the definition of “enforcement authority” in subsection (1)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), after “means” insert “ the Financial Conduct Authority, ”;

(b)

in paragraph (c), after “means” insert “ the Financial Conduct Authority, ”.

(3)

Section 378 (appropriate officers and senior appropriate officers for purposes of investigations under Part 8) is amended in accordance with subsections (4) to (6).

(4)

In subsection (3) (as substituted by section 19 above), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)

a Financial Conduct Authority officer.”

(5)

In subsection (3ZA) (as inserted by that section), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c)

a senior Financial Conduct Authority officer.”

(6)

After subsection (8) insert—

“(9)

For the purposes of this Part—

(a)

“Financial Conduct Authority officer” means a member of staff of the Financial Conduct Authority;

(b)

“senior Financial Conduct Authority officer” means a Financial Conduct Authority officer who is not below such grade as is designated by the Treasury for those purposes.”