Section 294: Seizure of cash

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 · 2002 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct — Chapter 3: Recovery of cash in summary proceedings

An officer of Revenue and Customs , a constable , an SFO officer or an accredited financial investigator may seize any cash if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is—

recoverable property, or
intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct.

An officer of Revenue and Customs , a constable , an SFO officer or an accredited financial investigator may also seize cash part of which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be—

recoverable property, or
intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct,

if it is not reasonably practicable to seize only that part.

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This section does not authorise the seizure of an amount of cash if it or, as the case may be, the part to which his suspicion relates, is less than the minimum amount.

This section does not authorise the seizure by an SFO officer or an accredited financial investigator of cash found in Scotland.

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