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Introductory

Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (confiscation: Northern Ireland) is amended as follows.

Seizure of property

In section 195B (conditions for exercise of seizure powers)—

(1)     Section 195C (power to seize property) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (2), after “not” insert “under subsection (1)”.

(3)     After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)     On being satisfied as mentioned in section 195B(1) an appropriate officer may seize any free property if the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is a cryptoasset-related item.

(5B)     A “cryptoasset-related item” is an item of property that is, or that contains or gives access to information that is, likely to assist in the seizure under subsection (1) of any cryptoasset.

(5C)     The circumstances in which a cryptoasset is “seized” for the purposes of subsection (1) include circumstances in which it is transferred into a crypto wallet controlled by the appropriate officer.

(5D)     If an appropriate officer is lawfully on any premises, the officer may, for the purpose of—