Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20025

The Proceeds of Crime Act 20025 is amended as follows—

a

in section 47A(2)6 (sections 47B to 47S: meaning of “appropriate officer”), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

b

in section 47G(3)(c) (appropriate approval), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

c

in section 68(3)(c) (applications and appeals), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

d

in section 290(4)(c)7 (prior approval), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

e

in section 303A(1)8 (financial investigators), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

f

in section 352(7)9 (search and seizure warrants), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

g

in section 353(11)10 (requirements where production order not available), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

h

in section 378(2)(d) (senior appropriate officers in a confiscation investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

i

in section 378(3AA)(b)11 (senior appropriate officers in a detained cash investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;

j

in section 378(3B)12 (appropriate officers in a detained cash investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”; and

k

in section 378(6)(c) (senior appropriate officers in a money laundering investigation), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.