2016 No. 65
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 293A(4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20021 (“the Act”).
The Department of Justice has—
in accordance with section 293A(1) of the Act, made a code of practice in connection with the powers under the Act relating to cash searches;
in accordance with section 293A(2) of the Act, published a draft of the code of practice, considered any representations made about the draft and, as the Department thought appropriate, modified the draft in the light of any such representations; and
in accordance with section 293A(3) of the Act, laid a draft of the code of practice before the Assembly.
In accordance with section 459(7B)2 of the Act, a draft of this Order was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
Accordingly, the Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 459(2) of the Act, makes the following Order-
Citation and commencementI11
This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and it comes into operation on 1st March 2016.
Code of PracticeI22
The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice issued under section 293A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Recovery of Cash: Search Powers (Northern Ireland)” laid in draft before the Assembly on 15th January 2016 comes into operation on 1st March 2016.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 18th February 2016.

(This note is not part of the Order)