The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 210

Proceeds Of Crime, Northern Ireland

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2016

Made

23rd February 2016

Coming into force

1st March 2016

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 195S(4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(1) (“the Act”).

The Secretary of State—

(a) is required to make a code of practice under section 195S(1) of the Act;

(b) in accordance with section 195S(2) of the Act, has published a draft of the code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft and, as she thought appropriate, modified the draft in the light of any such representations; and

(c) in accordance with section 195S(3) of the Act, has laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament.

In accordance with section 459(6)(a) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

2002 c. 29. Section 195S was inserted by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 57(1) and (2) (which was amended by S.I. 2012/2595). Section 195S was amended by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) and S.I 2015/230.