Section 147(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)— “crime” means conduct which— constitutes a criminal offence, or is, or corresponds to, any conduct which, if it all took place in any one part of the United Kingdom, would constitute a criminal offence, and crime is “serious” if— the offence which is or would be constituted by the conduct is an offence for which the maximum sentence (in any part of the United Kingdom) is imprisonment for 3 years or more, or the conduct involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain or is conduct by a large number of persons in pursuit of a common purpose.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04