Amendment of section 195S of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20022.

Section 195S of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20022 is amended as follows—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), after “Revenue and Customs” insert “and immigration officers”;

(b)

in subsection (1)(c), after “Revenue and Customs” insert “, immigration officers”; and

(c)

for subsection (1A), substitute—

“(1A)

In subsection (1) senior officers means—

(a)

officers of Revenue and Customs of a rank designated by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs as equivalent to that of a senior police officer,

(b)

immigration officers of a rank designated by the Secretary of State as equivalent to that of a senior police officer.

(1B)

A senior police officer means a police officer of at least the rank of inspector.”.