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.