The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/947
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 6th April 2008.

Section 2 Revised code of practice

Subject to article 3, the revised code of practice entitled “Code of Practice issued under section 292 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002” laid in draft before Parliament on 18th February 2008 shall come into operation on 6th April 2008.

Section 3 Exercise of powers at time of coming into operation

The revised code of practice referred to in article 2 shall apply to the exercise of any power conferred by virtue of section 289 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by an officer of Revenue and Customs or (in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland) a constable or an accredited financial investigator after midnight on 5th April 2008 notwithstanding that the exercise of the power may have begun before that time.