SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Abolition of Assets Recovery Agency and its Director

Part 7Amendments to other enactments

173Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

After section 35(1) of that Act (restrictions on further disclosure) insert—

1A

Subsection (1) does not apply to—

a

information disclosed by SOCA under section 33 to the Lord Advocate for the purpose of the exercise of any of his functions under Part 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; or

b

information disclosed by SOCA under section 33 to the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of the exercise of any of their functions under, or in relation to, Part 5 of that Act;

but see instead section 441 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.