EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3181) (“the 2005 Order”) in relation to giving effect in England and Wales and Scotland to external requests within the meaning of section 447 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (“the Act”).
The provisions in the 2005 Order for giving effect to external requests broadly correspond with provisions in the Act for giving effect to confiscation orders under the Act (“the domestic provisions”). The amendments made by this Order are consequential on the amendments made to the domestic provisions by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) and the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9) which came into force on 1st June 2015 (see commencement orders S.I. 2015/983 (C. 64) and S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no direct impact on business, the public sector, charities or voluntary bodies.