Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2024.

(2) This Order comes into force on 6th November 2024.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) Order 2015

2.—(1) The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) Order 2015( 2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)(d) of article 5 (application of section 22 of PACE), for inserted sub-paragraph (v) substitute—

“(v) for forensic examination in connection with a confiscation investigation, money laundering investigation, detained cash investigation, detained property investigation, frozen funds investigation or cryptoasset investigation, or for use for the purposes of any such investigation; and ”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 355 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)(“ POCA”) allows the Secretary of State to make an order which applies sections 15, 16, 21 and 22 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)(“ PACE”) with modifications, in relation to search and seizure warrants obtained in the course of certain categories of investigation in Part 8 of POCA.

This Order amends the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) Order 2015 ( S.I. 2015/759) to correct a reference to section 22 of PACE and ensure that it covers the retention of property for forensic examination as part of an investigation into cryptoassets.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.