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1 Background  



1.1  Passage  







2 The Act  



2.1  Register of Overseas Entities  





2.2  Unexplained Wealth Orders  





2.3  Sanctions  







3 Reception  





4 See also  





5 References  














Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022






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Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to set up a register of overseas entities and their beneficial owners and require overseas entities who own land to register in certain circumstances; to make provision about unexplained wealth orders; and to make provision about sanctions.
Citation2022 c. 10
Introduced byPriti Patel, Home Secretary
1 March 2022 (Commons)
Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State for Home Affairs
8 March 2022 (Lords)
Territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent14 March 2022 (2022-03-14)[1]
CommencementSee Commencement
Other legislation
Relates to
  • Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
  • Status: Current legislation

    History of passage through Parliament
    Text of statute as originally enacted
    Text of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

    The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10) is an ActofParliament of the United Kingdom, which expands provisions in relation to sanctions and financial crime,[2] that was fast-tracked through Parliament in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4]

    Background[edit]

    During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, British law enforcement agencies and transparency campaigners raised concerns about the property market of the United Kingdom being used by criminal organisations and corrupt individuals to commit financial crimes.[5]

    Passage[edit]

    The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill was formally introduced to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a government bill on 1 March 2022.[6] The bill was debated and entered a Committee of the Whole House on 7 March.[7][8]

    Following its passage through the House of Commons, the bill was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 8 March, and was debated the following day.[9][10] The bill entered committee and received Royal Assent on 14 March.[11][12]

    The Act[edit]

    Register of Overseas Entities[edit]

    Part 1 of the Act sets up a register of overseas entities, which includes information about their beneficial owners (sections 3 to 32), and which makes provisions designed to compel overseas entities to register if they currently own, or wish to own, land in the United Kingdom (sections 33 and 34).[13]

    Unexplained Wealth Orders[edit]

    Part 2 of the Act sets out provisions relating to unexplained wealth orders.

    Sanctions[edit]

    Part 3 of the Act contains amendments to the imposition of monetary penalties under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and amends the UK's sanctions framework under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.[14]

    Reception[edit]

    The Law Society of England and Wales welcomed the passage of the Act.[15]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Royal Assent". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 820. House of Commons. 14 March 2022.
  • ^ Hawley, Susan (11 May 2022). "The UK has a dirty money problem. Can the government fix it?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ "Key changes to UK sanctions regime – The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022".
  • ^ Fitzpatrick, Jim (10 October 2022). "Firms linked to crime based yards from Companies House". openDemocracy. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, Explanatory Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, 1st Reading [HC]". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, 2nd Reading [HC]". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, Committee Stage [HL]". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022, 1st Reading [HL]". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022, 2nd Reading [HL]". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022, Committee Stage [HL]". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, Royal Assent". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  • ^ "Overview, Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022".
  • ^ "Key changes to UK sanctions regime - The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022".
  • ^ "Economic Crime Act: what does it mean for law firms?". Law Society of England and Wales. 16 March 2022.

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