British statute law on confiscation and money laundering
For the Australian law of the same name, see Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Australia).
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United Kingdom legislation
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to establish the Assets Recovery Agency and make provision about the appointment of its Director and his functions (including Revenue 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 allow the recovery of property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or which is intended to be used in 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 or to money laundering, to make provision to give effect to overseas requests and orders made where property is found or believed to be obtained through criminal conduct, and for connected purposes.
Citation
2002 c. 29
Introduced by
David Blunkett (Home Secretary) (Commons) Baroness Scotland QC (Lords)
Territorial extent
England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent
24 July 2002[1]
Commencement
24 March 2003[2]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Drug Trafficking Act 1994 ss.1-54; Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 ss.1-13; Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.83[3]
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (POCA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provides for the confiscation or civil recovery of the proceeds from crime and contains the principal money laundering legislation in the UK.
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^Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 s.457; Sch.12
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