The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Recovery of Cryptoassets and Investigations: Codes of Practice) Regulations 2024

the 2002 Act The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47S(4) and (5), section 303G(5) (as applied by section 303Z25(1)) and section 377(4) and (8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“”). A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament under section 459(6) and (6ZB) of the 2002 Act and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. The Secretary of State has— SFO under section 47S(5) of the 2002 Act, revised the code of practice issued under section 47S(1) of the 2002 Act and, in accordance with section 47S(2)(a), (b) and (c), (2A) and (3), published a draft of the revised code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft, modified the draft as the Secretary of State thought appropriate in the light of any such representations, consulted the Attorney General about the draft in its application to the exercise of powers by Serious Fraud Office (“”) officers and the Director of the SFO and laid the draft before Parliament; under section 303G of the 2002 Act, as applied by section 303Z25, made a code of practice and, in accordance with section 303G(2)(a), (b) and (c), (3) and (4) as so applied, published a draft of the code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft by the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Justice or any other person, modified the draft as the Secretary of State thought appropriate in the light of any such representations, consulted the Attorney General about the draft in its application to the exercise of powers by SFO officers and the Director of the SFO and laid the draft before Parliament; under section 377(8) of the 2002 Act, revised the code of practice issued under section 377(1) of the 2002 Act and, in accordance with section 377(2)(a), (b) and (c), (2A) and (3), published a draft of the revised code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft, modified the draft as the Secretary of State thought appropriate in the light of any such representations, consulted the Treasury about the draft in its application to functions that Financial Conduct Authority officers have under Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the 2002 Act and laid the revised code of practice before Parliament.