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A person does not commit an offence under POCA 2002, s 329 (see A7.102) if he acquired, used or had possession of the property for adequate consideration¹. This is defined only negatively, namely:

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   (a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý a person acquires property for inadequate consideration (so that the exception does not apply) if the value of the consideration is significantly less than the value of the property

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   (b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý a person uses or has possession of property for inadequate consideration if the value of the consideration is significantly less than the value of the property, and

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   (c)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the provision by a person of goods or services which he knows or suspects may help another to carry out criminal conduct is not consideration (and thus not protected by the exemption)²

Heads (a) and (b) above protect a person such as a tradesman who is paid for ordinary consumable goods and services in money that comes from a crime from having to question the source of the money. They do not protect someone who receives