Part VIU.K. Confiscation of the Proceeds of an Offence
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71 Confiscation orders.E+W
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72- Making of confiscation orders.E+W
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72A Postponed determinations.E+W
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72AA Confiscation relating to a course of criminal conduct.E+W
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73 Statements, etc. relevant to making confiscation orders.E+W
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73A Provision of information by defendant.E+W
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74 Definition of principal terms used.E+W
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[Review and revision of certain questions and determinations]E+W
74A Review of cases where proceeds of crime not assessed.E+W
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74B Revision of assessment of proceeds of crime.E+W
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74C Revision of assessment of amount to be recovered.E+W
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Enforcement, etc. of confiscation ordersE+W+S
75 Application of procedure for enforcing fines.E+W
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75A Interest on sums unpaid under confiscation orders.E+W
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76 Cases in which restraint orders and charging orders may be made.E+W
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77 Restraint orders.E+W+S
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78 Charging orders in respect of land, securities, etc.E+W
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79 Charging orders: supplementary provisions.E+W
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80 Realisation of property.E+W+S
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81 Application of proceeds of realisation and other sums.E+W
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82 Exercise of powers by High Court or receiver.E+W+S
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83 Variation of confiscation orders.E+W
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84 Bankruptcy of defendant etc.E+W+S
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85 Sequestration in Scotland of defendant etc.E+W+S
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86 Winding up of company holding realisable property.E+W+S
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87 Insolvency officers dealing with property subject to restraint order.E+W+S
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88 Receivers: supplementary provisions.E+W+S
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89 Compensation.E+W
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Enforcement in ScotlandS
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[Money laundering and other offences]E+W+S
93A Assisting another to retain the benefit of criminal conduct.E+W+S
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93B Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct.E+W+S
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93C Concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct.E+W+S
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93D Tipping-off.E+W+S
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93E Application of sections 93A to 93D to Scotland.S
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93F Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.E+W+S
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93G Extension of certain offences to Crown servants and exemptions for regulators etc.E+W+S
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[Investigations into the proceeds of criminal conduct]E+W
93H Order to make material available.E+W
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93I Authority for search.E+W
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93J Disclosure of information held by government departments.E+W
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Enforcement of external ordersU.K.
94 Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders.E+W+S
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96 Enforcement of other external orders.E+W
(1)Her Majesty may by Order in Council—
(a)direct in relation to a country or territory outside the United Kingdom designated by the Order (“a designated country") that, subject to such modifications as may be specified, this Part of this Act shall apply to external confiscation orders and to proceedings which have been or are to be instituted in the designated country and may result in an external confiscation order being made there;
(b)make—
(i)such provision in connection with the taking of action in the designated country with a view to satisfying a confiscation order;
(ii)such provision as to evidence or proof of any matter for the purposes of this section and section 97 below; and
(iii)such incidental, consequential and transitional provision,
as appears to Her Majesty to be expedient; and
(c)without prejudice to the generality of this subsection, direct that in such circumstances as may be specified proceeds which arise out of action taken in the designated country with a view to satisfying a confiscation order shall be treated as reducing the amount payable under the order to such extent as may be specified.
(2)In this Part of this Act—
(a)of recovering—
(i)property obtained as a result of or in connection with conduct corresponding to an offence to which this Part of this Act applies; or
(ii)the value of property so obtained; or
(b)of depriving a person of a pecuniary advantage so obtained; and
“modifications” includes additions, alterations and omissions.
(3)An Order in Council under this section may make different provision for different cases or classes of case.
(4)The power to make an Order in Council under this section includes power to modify this Part of this Act in such a way as to confer power on a person to exercise a discretion.
[(5)An Order in Council under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]
Textual Amendments
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97 Registration of external confiscation orders.E+W
(1)On an application made by or on behalf of the government of a designated country, the High Court may register an external confiscation order made there if—
(a)it is satisfied that at the time of registration the order is in force and not subject to appeal;
(b)it is satisfied, where the person against whom the order is made did not appear in the proceedings, that he received notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him to defend them; and
(c)it is of the opinion that enforcing the order in England and Wales would not be contrary to the interests of justice.
(2)In subsection (1) above “appeal” includes—
(a)any proceedings by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment; and
(b)an application for a new trial or a stay of execution.
(3)The High Court shall cancel the registration of an external confiscation order if it appears to the court that the order has been satisfied by payment of the amount due under it or by the person against whom it was made serving imprisonment in default of payment or by any other means.
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Miscellaneous and supplementalE+W+S
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99 Authorisation of delay in notifying arrest etc.E+W
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100 Power to inspect Land Register, etc.E+W
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101 Abolition of power to make criminal bankruptcy order.E+W
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102 Part VI— Interpretation.E+W+S
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103 Amendments of Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987.E+W+S
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(2)The amendments of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 specified in Part II of that Schedule shall also have effect.
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