Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

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The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a UK law that provides a comprehensive framework for confiscating criminal assets, tackling money laundering, and recovering the proceeds of crime.

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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 canonical 1

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
amendedBy Crime and Courts Act 2013 NERFINISHED
Criminal Finances Act 2017 NERFINISHED
Serious Crime Act 2007 NERFINISHED
Serious Crime Act 2015 NERFINISHED
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 NERFINISHED
citation 2002 c. 29
containsPart Part 1 – The Assets Recovery Agency
Part 11 – Miscellaneous and general NERFINISHED
Part 2 – Confiscation in England and Wales
Part 3 – Confiscation in Scotland
Part 4 – Confiscation in Northern Ireland
Part 5 – Civil recovery of the proceeds of unlawful conduct
Part 6 – Revenue functions
Part 7 – Money laundering
Part 8 – Investigations
country United Kingdom
createsFrameworkFor cash seizure and forfeiture
civil recovery of the proceeds of unlawful conduct
confiscation orders
investigations into criminal property
money laundering investigations
restraint orders
createsOffence acquisition, use or possession of criminal property
arrangements concerning criminal property
concealing criminal property
failure to disclose suspicions of money laundering in the regulated sector
tipping off in relation to money laundering investigations
enforcedBy National Crime Agency NERFINISHED
UK law enforcement agencies NERFINISHED
establishedBody Assets Recovery Agency NERFINISHED
imposesDutyOn nominated officers (money laundering reporting officers)
regulated financial sector
jurisdiction England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
longTitle An Act to establish a Assets Recovery Agency and make provision about the appointment of its Director and his functions; to provide for confiscation orders in relation to persons who benefit from criminal conduct and for restraint orders to prohibit dealing with property; to provide for the recovery of property which is, or represents, property obtained through unlawful conduct; to make provision about money laundering; to make provision about investigations relating to benefit from criminal conduct or to property which is, or represents, property obtained through unlawful conduct; to make provision about investigations into money laundering; to make provision for the disclosure of information for the purposes of, or in connection with, such investigations and for purposes relating to civil recovery; to make provision about the functions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency; and for connected purposes.
moneyLaunderingOffenceSections Sections 327 to 329
partOf UK proceeds of crime legislation
primaryPurpose confiscation of criminal assets
recovery of the proceeds of crime
tackling money laundering
providesPowerTo recover property obtained through unlawful conduct
seek confiscation orders following conviction
seize and forfeit cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime
regulates money laundering offences
replaced Criminal Justice Act 1988 (confiscation provisions) NERFINISHED
Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (in relation to confiscation) NERFINISHED
Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 NERFINISHED
royalAssentDate 2002-07-24
shortTitle Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 NERFINISHED
subjectMatter asset recovery
money laundering regulation
proceeds of crime
yearEnacted 2002

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subject surface form: Serious Fraud Office