Part 2 - Unexplained Wealth Orders The Interim Freezing Order time limit Section 49: Power to extend period for which interim freezing order has effect: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
This section amends sections 362D and 362K of POCA, and inserts sections 362DA and 362DB into POCA to allow the High Court to grant an additional 126 days to enforcement authorities who receive material provided in response to a UWO on application. Subsection (1) of new section 362DA outlines the safeguards which must be met before an extension can be made.
	In practice this increases the maximum statutory time period afforded to enforcement authorities to review material provided to them in response to a UWO before a corresponding freezing order expires. This strikes an appropriate balance between the rights of the individual and the time needed for law enforcement to have sufficient time to investigate a case.
	This allows for the initial 60-day time period to be extended in intervals of up to 63 days, totaling a review period of no more than 186 days.