
1 
This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Recovery of Cryptoassets and Investigations: Codes of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 and it comes into operation on 17th July 2024.
2 
The revised codes of practice with the following titles, each laid in draft before the Assembly on 17th May 2024, come into operation on 17th July 2024—
(a) “Code of Practice issued under section 195T of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Search, Seizure and Detention of Property (Northern Ireland)”; and
(b) “Code of Practice issued under section 377ZA of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Investigations (Northern Ireland)”.
3 
The new code of practice entitled “Code of Practice issued under section 303Z25 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Recovery of Cryptoassets and Related Items — Search Powers (Northern Ireland)”, and laid in draft before the Assembly on 17th May 2024, comes into operation on 17th July 2024.
4 
The following Orders are revoked—
(a) The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021; and
(b) The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 25th June 2024
Naomi Long
Minister of Justice
