Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
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The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a UK law that provides a comprehensive framework for confiscating criminal assets, tackling money laundering, and recovering the proceeds of crime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9120412 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Context triple: [Serious Fraud Office, follows, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002]
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A.
Fraud Act 2006
The Fraud Act 2006 is a key UK statute that modernised and consolidated the law on fraud by creating a general offence of fraud and related crimes such as obtaining services dishonestly.
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B.
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is a UK statute that overhauled policing powers and criminal justice measures, including creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency and reforming laws on serious and organised crime, public order, and protests.
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C.
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
The Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened anti–money laundering regulations, particularly by enhancing reporting, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms for financial institutions.
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D.
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened the nation’s anti–money laundering framework by enhancing coordination, enforcement, and strategic planning among financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
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E.
UK Bribery Act 2010
The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Target entity description: The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a UK law that provides a comprehensive framework for confiscating criminal assets, tackling money laundering, and recovering the proceeds of crime.
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A.
Fraud Act 2006
The Fraud Act 2006 is a key UK statute that modernised and consolidated the law on fraud by creating a general offence of fraud and related crimes such as obtaining services dishonestly.
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B.
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is a UK statute that overhauled policing powers and criminal justice measures, including creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency and reforming laws on serious and organised crime, public order, and protests.
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C.
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
The Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened anti–money laundering regulations, particularly by enhancing reporting, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms for financial institutions.
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D.
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened the nation’s anti–money laundering framework by enhancing coordination, enforcement, and strategic planning among financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
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E.
UK Bribery Act 2010
The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Crime and Courts Act 2013
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Criminal Finances Act 2017 ⓘ Serious Crime Act 2007 ⓘ Serious Crime Act 2015 ⓘ Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 ⓘ |
| citation | 2002 c. 29 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part 1 – The Assets Recovery Agency
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Part 11 – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ Part 2 – Confiscation in England and Wales ⓘ Part 3 – Confiscation in Scotland ⓘ Part 4 – Confiscation in Northern Ireland ⓘ Part 5 – Civil recovery of the proceeds of unlawful conduct ⓘ Part 6 – Revenue functions ⓘ Part 7 – Money laundering ⓘ Part 8 – Investigations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsFrameworkFor |
cash seizure and forfeiture
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civil recovery of the proceeds of unlawful conduct ⓘ confiscation orders ⓘ investigations into criminal property ⓘ money laundering investigations ⓘ restraint orders ⓘ |
| createsOffence |
acquisition, use or possession of criminal property
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arrangements concerning criminal property ⓘ concealing criminal property ⓘ failure to disclose suspicions of money laundering in the regulated sector ⓘ tipping off in relation to money laundering investigations ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
National Crime Agency
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UK law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| establishedBody | Assets Recovery Agency ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn |
nominated officers (money laundering reporting officers)
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regulated financial sector ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
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| longTitle | An Act to establish a Assets Recovery Agency and make provision about the appointment of its Director and his functions; to provide for confiscation orders in relation to persons who benefit from criminal conduct and for restraint orders to prohibit dealing with property; to provide for the recovery of property which is, or represents, property obtained through unlawful conduct; to make provision about money laundering; to make provision about investigations relating to benefit from criminal conduct or to property which is, or represents, property obtained through unlawful conduct; to make provision about investigations into money laundering; to make provision for the disclosure of information for the purposes of, or in connection with, such investigations and for purposes relating to civil recovery; to make provision about the functions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| moneyLaunderingOffenceSections | Sections 327 to 329 ⓘ |
| partOf | UK proceeds of crime legislation ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
confiscation of criminal assets
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recovery of the proceeds of crime ⓘ tackling money laundering ⓘ |
| providesPowerTo |
recover property obtained through unlawful conduct
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seek confiscation orders following conviction ⓘ seize and forfeit cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime ⓘ |
| regulates | money laundering offences ⓘ |
| replaced |
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (confiscation provisions)
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linked to:
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (in relation to confiscation) ⓘ Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2002-07-24 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
asset recovery
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money laundering regulation ⓘ proceeds of crime ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2002 ⓘ |
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Subject: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Description of subject: The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a UK law that provides a comprehensive framework for confiscating criminal assets, tackling money laundering, and recovering the proceeds of crime.
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