59 Urgent designation of persons by description
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (2022 c 10) | Legislation

59  Urgent designation of persons by description

(1)     Section 12 of the 2018 Act (designation by persons by description under a designation power) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (9).

(2)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     The regulations must contain provision for the Minister to be able to choose whether to provide that persons of a specified description are designated persons under either—

(a)     the standard procedure, or

(b)     the urgent procedure.”

(3)     For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)     The regulations must contain provision which prohibits the exercise of that power under the standard procedure except where conditions A and C are met.”

(4)     Omit subsection (4).

(5)     In subsection (5) omit paragraph (b) (and the “and” before it).

(6)     After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)     The regulations must provide that under the urgent procedure—

(a)     the Minister may provide that persons of a specified description are designated persons where condition C is not met, but conditions A, D and E are met, and

(b)     the persons cease to be designated persons at the end of

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