Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

The Act

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Investigations, prosecutions, proceedings and proceeds of crime

Chapter 3: Financial reporting orders

Section 79: Financial reporting orders: effect

186.This section sets out the requirements of the order and creates an offence of failing to comply with the order. In making the order, the court will specify: the duration of the order and the frequency of reports; what financial details and supporting documents should be in or accompany each report; and who the reports should be made to and the deadline for providing them (subsections (1) to (8)). Subsection (9) provides that in Scotland reports will be made to an appropriate person specified as such by order made by the Scottish Ministers. Subsection (10) creates a summary criminal offence, committed if the subject of the order fails to comply with any requirement of an order and punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 51 weeks (12 months in Scotland, 6 months in Northern Ireland) and/or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.