Serious Crime Act 2007
Serious Crime Act 2007 (2007 c. 27)
- Serious Crime Act 2007 (2007 c. 27)
- Part 1 Serious Crime Prevention Orders
- General
- 1 Serious crime prevention orders
- 2 Involvement in serious crime: England and Wales orders
- 2A Involvement in serious crime: Scotland orders
- 3 Involvement in serious crime: Northern Ireland orders
- 4 Involvement in serious crime: supplementary
- 5 Type of provision that may be made by orders
- 5A Verification and disclosure of information
- Electronic monitoring requirements
- 5B Electronic monitoring requirements
- 5C Conditions for imposing electronic monitoring requirements
- 5D Data from electronic monitoring: code of practice
- General safeguards in relation to orders
- 6 Any individual must be 18 or over
- 7 Other exceptions
- 8 Limited class of applicants for making of orders
- 8A Serious crime prevention orders that are terrorism-related
- 9 Right of third parties to make representations
- 10 Notice requirements in relation to orders
- Information safeguards
- 11 Restrictions on oral answers
- 12 Restrictions for legal professional privilege
- 13 Restrictions on excluded material and banking information
- 14 Restrictions relating to other enactments
- 15 Restrictions on use of information obtained
- Notification requirements: England and Wales
- 15A Notification requirements: England and Wales
- Duration, variation and discharge of orders
- 16 Duration of orders
- 17 Variation of orders
- 18 Discharge of orders
- Extension of jurisdiction to Crown Court
- 19 Orders by Crown Court on conviction
- 20 Powers of Crown Court to vary orders on conviction
- 21 Powers of Crown Court to varyor replace orders on breach
- 22 Inter-relationship between different types of orders in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
- Extension of jurisdiction: Scotland
- 22A Orders by High Court of Justiciary and sheriff on conviction
- 22B Powers of High Court of Justiciary and sheriff to vary orders on conviction
- 22C Powers of High Court of Justiciary and sheriff to vary or replace orders on breach
- 22D Inter-relationship between different types of orders in Scotland
- Powers to extend orders where person charged
- 22E Extension of orders pending outcome of criminal proceedings
- Appeals
- 23 Additional right of appeal from High Court
- 24 Appeals from Crown Court
- 24A Additional right of appeal from Court of Session
- 24B Appeals from High Court of Justiciary and sheriff
- Enforcement
- 25 Offence of failing to comply with order
- 26 Powers of forfeiture in respect of offence
- 27 Powers to wind up companies etc: England and Wales ...
- 27A Powers to wind up companies etc: Scotland
- 28 Powers to wind up companies etc: Northern Ireland
- 29 Powers to wind up: supplementary
- Particular types of persons
- 30 Bodies corporate including limited liability partnerships
- 31 Other partnerships
- 32 Unincorporated associations
- 33 Overseas bodies
- 34 Providers of information society services
- Supplementary
- 35 Proceedings in the High Court
- 36 Proceedings in the Crown Court
- 36A Proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary and sheriff court
- 37 Functions of applicant authorities
- 38 Disclosure of information in accordance with orders
- 39 Compliance with orders: authorised monitors
- 40 Costs in relation to authorised monitors
- 41 Powers of law enforcement officers to retain documents
- Interpretation: Part 1
- 42 Interpretation: Part 1
- 43 Index of defined expressions: Part 1
- Part 2 Encouraging or assisting crime
- Inchoate offences
- 44 Intentionally encouraging or assisting an offence
- 45 Encouraging or assisting an offence believing it will be committed
- 46 Encouraging or assisting offences believing one or more will be committed
- 47 Proving an offence under this Part
- 48 Proving an offence under section 46
- 49 Supplemental provisions
- Defences
- 50 Defence of acting reasonably
- 50A Extra-territorial offences: defence for intelligence services and armed forces
- Limitation on liability
- 51 Protective offences: victims not liable
- 51A Exceptions to section 44 for encouraging or assisting suicide or serious self-harm
- Jurisdiction and procedure
- 52 Jurisdiction
- 53 Prosecution of offences triable by reason of Schedule 4
- 54 Institution of proceedings etc. for an offence under this Part
- 55 Mode of trial
- 56 Persons who may be perpetrators or encouragers etc.
- 57 Alternative verdicts and guilty pleas
- 58 Penalties
- Consequential alterations of the law
- 59 Abolition of common law replaced by this Part
- 60 Amendments relating to service law
- 61 Repeal of offence of enabling unauthorised access to computer material
- 62 No individual liability in respect of corporate manslaughter
- 63 Consequential amendments: Part 2
- Interpretation: Part 2
- 64 Encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence
- 65 Being capable of encouraging or assisting
- 66 Indirectly encouraging or assisting
- 67 Course of conduct
- Part 3 Other measures to prevent or disrupt serious and other crime
- Chapter 1 Prevention of fraud
- Sharing information with anti-fraud organisations
- 68 Disclosure of information to prevent fraud
- 69 Offence for certain further disclosures of information
- 70 Penalty and prosecution for offence under section 69
- 71 Code of practice for disclosure of information to prevent fraud
- 72 Data protection rules
- Data matching
- 73 Data matching
- Chapter 2 Proceeds of crime
- Assets Recovery Agency
- 74 Abolition of Assets Recovery Agency and redistribution of functions etc.
- Detained cash investigations: use of production orders and warrants
- 75 Use of production orders for detained cash investigations
- 76 Use of search warrants etc. for detained cash investigations
- 77 Further provision about detained cash investigations
- Extension of powers of accredited financial investigators
- 78 Powers to seize property to which restraint orders apply
- 79 Powers to recover cash
- 80 Powers in relation to certain investigations
- 81 Supplementary provision in relation to new powers
- Miscellaneous
- 82 Powers of management receivers and enforcement receivers
- 83 Civil recovery management receivers
- 84 Powers for prosecutors to appear in cash recovery proceedings
- 85 Disclosure of information by Revenue and Customs
- 86 Use of force in executing search warrants: Scotland
- Chapter 3 Other measures
- 87 Incidents involving serious violence: powers to stop and search
- 88 Extension of investigatory powers of Revenue and Customs
- Part 4 General and final provisions
- General
- 89 Orders and regulations
- 90 Supplementary, incidental and consequential provision
- 91 Transitional and transitory provisions and savings
- 92 Repeals and revocations
- Final
- 93 Extent
- 94 Commencement
- 95 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Serious offences
- Part 1 Serious offences in England and Wales
- Drug trafficking
- Slavery etc
- People trafficking
- Terrorism
- Firearms offences
- Prostitution and child sex
- Armed robbery etc.
- Money laundering
- Fraud
- Offences in relation to public revenue etc
- Bribery
- Counterfeiting
- Computer misuse
- Intellectual property
- Environment
- Organised crime
- ... Sanctions legislation
- Inchoate offences
- Earlier offences
- Scope of offences
- PART 1A SERIOUS OFFENCES IN SCOTLAND
- Drug trafficking
- People trafficking
- Terrorism
- Firearms offences
- Prostitution, child sex and pornography
- Serious organised crime
- Money laundering
- Offences in relation to public revenue etc
- Bribery
- Counterfeiting
- Fraud etc
- Computer misuse
- Intellectual property
- Environment
- ... Sanctions legislation
- Inchoate offences
- Earlier offences
- Scope of offences
- Part 2 Serious offences in Northern Ireland
- Drug trafficking
- People trafficking
- Terrorism
- Firearms offences
- Prostitution and child sex
- Armed robbery etc.
- Money laundering
- Fraud
- Offences in relation to public revenue etc
- Bribery
- Counterfeiting
- Blackmail
- Computer misuse
- Intellectual property
- Environment
- ... Sanctions legislation
- Inchoate offences
- Earlier offences
- Scope of offences
- Schedule 1A Relevant orders: notification requirements
- Notification requirements for persons other than individuals
- Notification requirements for individuals
- Offences
- SCHEDULE 2 Functions of applicant authorities under Part 1
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- ...
- Director of Serious Fraud Office
- Director General of the National Crime Agency
- Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
- Chief officers of police in England and Wales
- Chief Constable of British Transport Police Force
- Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police
- The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland
- Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland
- The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 3 Listed Offences
- Part 1 Offences common to England and Wales and Northern Ireland
- Offences against the Person Act 1861 (c. 100)
- Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 (c. 92)
- Official Secrets Act 1920 (c. 75)
- Incitement to Disaffection Act 1934 (c. 56)
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)
- Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
- Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
- Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
- Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36)
- Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14)
- Landmines Act 1998 (c. 33)
- Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11)
- Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010 (c. 11)
- Online Safety Act 2023
- National Security Act 2023 (c. 32)
- Part 2 Offences under particular enactments: England and Wales
- Public Meeting Act 1908 (c. 66)
- Perjury Act 1911 (c. 6)
- Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)
- Suicide Act 1961 (c. 60)
- Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58)
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973 (c. xxx)
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 (c. xxiv)
- Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)
- Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c. 47)
- Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Serious Crime Act 2015
- Part 3 Other offences: England and Wales
- Part 4 Offences under particular enactments: Northern Ireland
- Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 18)
- Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20)
- Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 18)
- Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I.19))
- Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I.13))
- Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 2)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Part 5 Other offences: Northern Ireland
- SCHEDULE 4 Extra-territoriality
- SCHEDULE 5 Amendments relating to service law
- Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (c. 34)
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19)
- Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
- SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendments: Part 2
- Part 1 References to common law offence of incitement
- Part 2 Other minor and consequential amendments
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)
- Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26))
- Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I.13))
- Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64)
- Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
- Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29)
- International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c. 17)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)
- SCHEDULE 7 Data matching
- Part 1 Data matching: England
- Part 2 Data matching: Wales
- Part 3 Data matching: Northern Ireland
- SCHEDULE 8 Abolition of Assets Recovery Agency and its Director
- Part 1 Abolition of confiscation functions
- Part 2 Transfer of civil recovery functions
- Part 3 Transfer or abolition of Revenue functions
- Part 4 Transfer of investigation functions
- Part 5 Transfer of accreditation and training functions
- Part 6 Other amendments to 2002 Act
- Part 7 Amendments to other enactments
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)
- Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)
- Limitation Act 1980 (c. 58)
- Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/228 (N.I.8))
- Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)
- Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)
- Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
- Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38)
- Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (SI 1989/1339 (N.I.11))
- Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (SI 1989/2405 (N.I.19))
- Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)
- Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
- Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)
- Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
- Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/435 (N.I.10))
- Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)
- Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19)
- Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)
- SCHEDULE 9 Transfers to SOCA or NPIA
- Interpretation
- Director and staff of Agency
- Property, rights and liabilities etc.
- Supplementary
- SCHEDULE 10 Detained cash investigations: further provision
- Amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Other amendments
- SCHEDULE 11 Powers to recover cash: financial investigators
- Amendments to Chapter 3 of Part 5 of 2002 Act
- Other amendments to 2002 Act
- Amendments to other enactments
- SCHEDULE 12 Revenue and Customs: regulation of investigatory powers
- Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
- Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11)
- SCHEDULE 13 Transitional and transitory provisions and savings
- Serious crime prevention orders
- Encouraging or assisting crime
- Data-sharing
- Data matching
- SCHEDULE 14 Repeals and revocations
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