Proceeds of Crime Act 2025 · As enacted · Part II · Investigation Into Proceeds of Crime, Restraint And Seizure
63. Further investigations
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An Investigation Officer shall, for the purpose of achieving the objectives of this Act, conduct further investigations, and shall in particular-
take necessary steps to identify, search, trace, recover and examine the suspected proceeds of crime;
determine whether the identified property or part thereof is proceeds of crime or has been derived out of the committing of an unlawful activity;
collect evidence relating to the committing of such unlawful activity, including the identity of the person who committed such unlawful activity;
collect evidence relating to both the past and present possession, custody, control, use and dominion of the property;
identify the person who may have beneficial interest in such property;
determine the unlawful activity which yielded the identified proceeds of crime;
determine the nature and the approximate value of such property;
ascertain any information as may be necessary to cause the restraint, seizure and judicial freezing of such property;
gather such other and further information as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of this Act; and
take such further action as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of this Act.
For the purposes of achieving the objectives set-out in subsection (1), an Investigation Officer shall be entitled to exercise the powers of investigation vested on him under this Act.
Where at any point of time reasonable grounds exist that a property being investigated into is proceeds of crime, steps with regard to the restraint, preservation or seizure of such property as provided in this Act may be carried out by an
Investigation Officer notwithstanding further investigations as provided in subsection (1) not been completed.
Part III
Judicial Freezing of Proceeds of Crime
Part IV
Protection, Preservation and Management of Proceeds of Crime
Part V
Proceeds of Crime Management authority
Part VI
Forfeiture of Frozen Proceeds of Crime And Related Proceedings
Part VII
Civil Remedy For Victims Of Crime
Part VIII
Disposal Of Forfeited Proceeds Of Crime And The Utilization Of The Value Derived Thereof
Part IX
Victims Of Crime Reparation Trust Fund
Part X
International Cooperation
Part XI