Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Section 223

SCHEDULE 5N.I.Lifestyle offences: Northern Ireland

Drug traffickingN.I.

1(1)An offence under any of the following provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)—

(a)section 4(2) or (3) (unlawful production or supply of controlled drugs);

(b)section 5(3) (possession of controlled drug with intent to supply);

(c)section 8 (permitting certain activities relating to controlled drugs);

(d)section 20 (assisting in or inducing the commission outside the UK of an offence punishable under a corresponding law).

(2)An offence under any of the following provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) if it is committed in connection with a prohibition or restriction on importation or exportation which has effect by virtue of section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971—

(a)section 50(2) or (3) (improper importation of goods);

(b)section 68(2) (exportation of prohibited or restricted goods);

(c)section 170 (fraudulent evasion).

(3)An offence under either of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5)—

(a)section 12 (manufacture or supply of a substance for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to that Act);

(b)section 19 (using a ship for illicit traffic in controlled drugs).

Money launderingN.I.

2An offence under either of the following provisions of this Act—

(a)section 327 (concealing etc. criminal property);

(b)section 328 (assisting another to retain criminal property).

Directing terrorismN.I.

3An offence under section 56 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (directing the activities of a terrorist organisation).

People traffickingN.I.

[F1 4 (1) An offence under section 25, 25A or 25B of the Immigration Act 1971 (assisting unlawful immigration etc. ).

[F2(2)An offence under any of sections 57 to 59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (trafficking for sexual exploitation).]]

[F3(3) An offence under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004 (exploitation). ]

Arms traffickingN.I.

5(1)An offence under either of the following provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 if it is committed in connection with a firearm or ammunition—

(a)section 68(2) (exportation of prohibited goods);

(b)section 170 (fraudulent evasion).

(2)An offence under [F4Article 24(1)] of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order [F42004 (S.I. 2004/ (N.I. ))] (dealing in firearms or ammunition by way of trade or business).

(3)In this paragraph “firearm” and “ammunition” have the same meanings as in Article 2(2) of that Order.

CounterfeitingN.I.

6An offence under any of the following provisions of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45)—

(a)section 14 (making counterfeit notes or coins);

(b)section 15 (passing etc counterfeit notes or coins);

(c)section 16 (having counterfeit notes or coins);

(d)section 17 (making or possessing materials or equipment for counterfeiting).

Intellectual propertyN.I.

7(1)An offence under any of the following provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)—

(a)section 107(1) (making or dealing in an article which infringes copyright);

(b)section 107(2) (making or possessing an article designed or adapted for making a copy of a copyright work);

(c)section 198(1) (making or dealing in an illicit recording);

(d)section 297A (making or dealing in unauthorised decoders).

(2)An offence under section 92(1), (2) or (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26) (unauthorised use etc of trade mark).

Pimps and brothelsN.I.

8(1)An offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (c. 69)—

F5(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)section 13(3) (letting premises for use as a brothel).

[F6(1A)An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008—

(a)Article 21 (arranging or facilitating commission of a sex offence against a child);

(b)Article 38 (causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography);

(c)Article 39 (controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography);

(d)Article 40 (arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography);

(e)Article 62 (causing or inciting prostitution for gain);

(f)Article 63 (controlling prostitution for gain).]

F7(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7)An offence of keeping a bawdy house.

BlackmailN.I.

9An offence under section 20 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16) (blackmail).

[F99AAn offence under section 12(1) or (2) of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (acting as a gangmaster other than under the authority of a licence, possession of false documents etc).]

Inchoate offencesN.I.

10(1)An offence of attempting, conspiring or inciting the commission of an offence specified in this Schedule.

[F10(1A)An offence under section 44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 of doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence specified in this Schedule.]

(2)An offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of such an offence.