NCJ Number
174885
Journal
Journal of Financial Crime Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: October 1997 Pages: 164-173
Date Published
1997
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This paper compares the money laundering provisions of Britain's Criminal Justice Act 1988 (as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1993 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995) and the Drug Trafficking Act 1994.
Abstract
In presenting the relevant provisions of the two acts side- by-side, this comparison intends to assist practitioners when they are confronted with the main money-laundering provisions of legislation as they apply to crime and also to drug trafficking. Those who have viewed the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 appreciate the difficult, if not impossible, task of making a mental compilation of how the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (CJA88) should read, when considering the original legislation, the amendments introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1993, and the additional amendments brought by the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 itself. There are three different versions of the CJA88 currently in force, with the appropriate version depending on the date on which the offense was committed or the date when proceedings were instituted. This comparison of the two acts is not a complete listing of all the acts' provisions. Rather, it shows how Sections 93A-93G of the CJA88 currently read, with equivalent sections or subsections of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 shown alongside where possible.