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(e)    

provide for an enforcement authority or trustee for civil recovery to

 

make a request for assistance under section 282F of that Act where a

 

recovery order has been made by the High Court in Northern Ireland;

 

(f)    

provide for section 316(8B) of that Act to have effect in relation to an

 

enforcement authority in relation to Northern Ireland.

 

Relevant civil recovery provision not extending to Northern Ireland

 

5          

The Secretary of State may, by order, make such provision as the Secretary of

 

State considers appropriate in consequence of, or in connection with, a relevant

 

civil recovery provision not extending to Northern Ireland.

 

Consent of Northern Ireland Assembly to transferred provision

 

6    (1)  

The Secretary of State may not make an order under this Part of this Schedule

 

which makes transferred provision unless the Northern Ireland Assembly

 

consents to the making of that provision.

 

      (2)  

In this paragraph “transferred provision” means provision which, if it were

 

contained in an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly—

 

(a)    

would be within the legislative competence of the Assembly, and

 

(b)    

would deal with a transferred matter without being ancillary to other

 

provision (whether in the Act or previously enacted) which deals with

 

an excepted or reserved matter.

 

      (3)  

In sub-paragraph (2)—

 

“ancillary” has the meaning given in section 6(3) of the Northern Ireland

 

Act 1998;

 

“excepted matter”, “reserved matter” and “transferred matter” have the

 

meanings given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

 

Orders under this Part of this Schedule: particular provision

 

7    (1)  

The provision that may be made by an order under paragraph 3, 4 or 5 (whether

 

by virtue of that paragraph or section 43(12)) includes—

 

(a)    

provision conferring, removing or otherwise modifying a function

 

(whether or not exercisable in, or in relation to, Northern Ireland);

 

(b)    

provision amending, repealing, revoking or otherwise modifying any

 

enactment (including an enactment contained in, or amended by, this

 

Act).

 

      (2)  

Such an order may provide for provision amending, repealing or otherwise

 

modifying Chapter 2 or 4 of Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to have

 

retrospective effect.

 

      (3)  

The making of an order under any provision of this Part of this Schedule does

 

not prevent—

 

(a)    

a further order from being made under that provision, or

 

(b)    

an order from being made under any other provision of this Part of this

 

Schedule.

 

      (4)  

An order under paragraph 3 or 4 may modify or reverse the effects of an order

 

made under paragraph 5.

 

      (5)  

Sub-paragraphs (1) to (4) do not limit the powers conferred by paragraphs 3, 4

 

and 5.

 

      (6)  

In this paragraph—

 

“enactment” means any enactment, whenever passed or made, contained

 

in—

 

(a)    

an Act of Parliament;

 
 

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(b)    

an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

 

(c)    

Northern Ireland legislation;

 

(d)    

a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

 

(e)    

an instrument made under any such Act, legislation or Measure;

 

(f)    

any other subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the

 

Interpretation Act 1978);

 

“function” means a function of any description, including a power or duty

 

(whether conferred by an enactment or arising otherwise).

 

Part 2

 

Investigation provisions

 

Meaning of “relevant investigation provision”

 

8          

For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, each of the following is a

 

“relevant investigation provision”—

 

(a)    

each provision in paragraphs 2 to 13, 25 to 27, 29 and 30 of Schedule

 

18 (including each amendment or repeal made by those provisions),

 

and

 

(b)    

section 34 so far as it relates to each of those provisions.

 

Relevant investigation provisions not to extend to Northern Ireland unless order made

 

9    (1)  

The relevant investigation provisions do not extend to Northern Ireland.

 

      (2)  

But that is subject to paragraph 10.

 

Power to provide for relevant investigation provisions to extend to Northern Ireland

 

10         

The Secretary of State may, by order, provide for one or more of the relevant

 

investigation provisions to extend to Northern Ireland.

 

Relevant investigation provision extending to Northern Ireland

 

11         

The Secretary of State may, by order, make such provision as the Secretary of

 

State considers appropriate in consequence of, or in connection with, a relevant

 

investigation provision extending to Northern Ireland.

 

Relevant investigation provision not extending to Northern Ireland

 

12         

The Secretary of State may, by order, make such provision as the Secretary of

 

State considers appropriate in consequence of, or in connection with, a relevant

 

investigation provision not extending to Northern Ireland.

 

Consent of Northern Ireland Assembly to transferred provision

 

13  (1)  

The Secretary of State may not make an order under this Part of this Schedule

 

which makes transferred provision unless the Northern Ireland Assembly

 

consents to the making of that provision.

 

      (2)  

In this paragraph “transferred provision” means provision which, if it were

 

contained in an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly—

 

(a)    

would be within the legislative competence of the Assembly, and

 

(b)    

would deal with a transferred matter without being ancillary to other

 

provision (whether in the Act or previously enacted) which deals with

 

an excepted matter or a reserved matter.

 
 

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      (3)  

In sub-paragraph (2)—

 

“ancillary” has the meaning given in section 6(3) of the Northern Ireland

 

Act 1998;

 

“excepted matter”, “reserved matter” and “transferred matter” have the

 

meanings given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

 

Orders under this Part of this Schedule: particular provision

 

14  (1)  

The provision that may be made by an order under paragraph 10, 11 or 12

 

(whether by virtue of that paragraph or section 43(12)) includes—

 

(a)    

provision conferring, removing or otherwise modifying a function

 

(whether or not exercisable in, or in relation to, Northern Ireland);

 

(b)    

provision amending, repealing, revoking or otherwise modifying any

 

enactment (including an enactment contained in, or amended by, this

 

Act).

 

      (2)  

The making of an order under any provision of this Part of this Schedule does

 

not prevent—

 

(a)    

a further order from being made under that provision, or

 

(b)    

an order from being made under any other provision of this Part of this

 

Schedule.

 

      (3)  

An order under paragraph 10 or 11 may modify or reverse the effects of an

 

order made under paragraph 12.

 

      (4)  

Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) do not limit the powers conferred by paragraphs 10,

 

11 and 12.

 

      (5)  

In this paragraph—

 

“enactment” means any enactment, whenever passed or made, contained

 

in—

 

(a)    

an Act of Parliament;

 

(b)    

an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

 

(c)    

Northern Ireland legislation;

 

(d)    

a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

 

(e)    

an instrument made under any such Act, legislation or Measure;

 

(f)    

any other subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the

 

Interpretation Act 1978);

 

“function” means a function of any description, including a power or duty

 

(whether conferred by an enactment or arising otherwise).’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

4

 

Page  2,  line  42  [Clause  2],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

5

 

Page  115,  line  37  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

In section 195S (Codes of practice: Secretary of State), in subsection (1)(c), for

 

“members of staff of SOCA” substitute “NCA officers”.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

6

 

Page  117,  line  3  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

In section 339ZA (disclosures to SOCA)—

 

(a)    

in the title, for “SOCA” substitute “the NCA”;

 
 

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(b)    

for “Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency”

 

substitute “Director General of the National Crime Agency”.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

7

 

Page  118,  line  38  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

In subsection (6)—

 

(a)    

for “a member of SOCA’s staff” substitute “an NCA officer”;

 

(b)    

for “SOCA” substitute “the Director General of the NCA”.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

8

 

Page  121,  line  30  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘officer’ and insert ‘agency’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

9

 

Page  121,  line  32  [Schedule  8],  leave out from beginning to end of line 34 and

 

insert—

 

‘“(b)    

the National Crime Agency;”.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

10

 

Page  166,  line  12  [Schedule  10],  after ‘court’ insert ‘and to be varied by that court’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

11

 

Page  167,  line  15  [Schedule  10],  leave out paragraph 8 and insert—

 

‘8  (1)  

Section 4 (variation etc of orders registered in a magistrates’ court) is amended

 

as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1) (orders in relation to which section 4 applies) for “orders

 

registered in magistrates’ courts” substitute “High Court orders registered in

 

the family court”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (2)(a) (court of registration may vary rate of payments specified

 

by order)—

 

(a)    

for “court of registration” substitute “family court”, and

 

(b)    

for “original court” substitute “High Court”.

 

      (4)  

In subsection (2)(b) (general rule that variation of rate of payments specified

 

by registered order is to be by court of registration) for the words from “court

 

of registration” to the end substitute “family court.”

 

      (5)  

Omit subsections (2A) to (2C), (5A), (5B) and (7).

 

      (6)  

In subsection (4) (power of court of registration to remit application for

 

variation of rate of payments to original court)—

 

(a)    

omit “it appears to the court to which”,

 

(b)    

after “registered order” insert “and it appears to the family court”,

 

(c)    

for “original court”, in both places, substitute “High Court”, and

 

(d)    

for “first-mentioned court” substitute “family court”.

 

      (7)  

In subsection (5) (other circumstances in which original court has jurisdiction

 

to vary rate of payments) for “original court” substitute “High Court”.

 

      (8)  

In subsection (6A) (with the exception of power to make provision as to means

 

of payment, magistrates’ courts in England and Wales have no power to vary

 
 

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certain orders made by Court of Session or by High Court in Northern

 

Ireland)—

 

(a)    

for the words before “variation” substitute “Although such an order as

 

is mentioned in this subsection may be varied under section 1 of the

 

Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 as applied by section 4A(2) of

 

this Act, no application for any other”,

 

(b)    

for “any court” substitute “the family court”,

 

(c)    

for “that court” substitute “the family court”, and

 

(d)    

for “section 1(2)” substitute “sections 1(2) and 2(6A)”.

 

      (9)  

In subsection (6B) (no application to be made to a magistrates’ court for

 

variation of certain orders) for “any court” substitute “the family court”.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

12

 

Page  167,  line  36  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘or an officer of that court’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

13

 

Page  167,  line  39  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘or an officer of that court’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

14

 

Page  177,  line  37  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘or an officer of the court’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

15

 

Page  177,  line  40  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘, or an officer of the court,’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

16

 

Page  181  [Schedule  10],  leave out lines 21 and 22.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

17

 

Page  181,  line  23  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘paragraphs 3 and’ and insert

 

‘paragraph’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

18

 

Page  182,  line  10  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘paragraphs 4 and 5’ and insert

 

‘paragraph 4’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

19

 

Page  183,  line  7  [Schedule  10],  leave out ‘22,’ and insert ‘22(2),’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

20

 

Page  188,  line  14  [Schedule  11],  leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) and insert—

 

      ‘()  

For subsections (1A) to (1E) (powers of magistrates’ courts in England and

 

Wales to vary registered orders) substitute—

 
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