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Drug Trafficking Act 1994

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Interpretation of ActU.K.

62 Meaning of “property” and related expressions.E+W+S

(1)In this Act “property” includes money and all other property, real or personal, heritable or moveable, including things in action and other intangible or incorporeal property.

(2)This Act applies to property whether it is situated in England and Wales or elsewhere.

(3)In this Act “interest”, in relation to property, includes right.

(4)In this Act—

(a)references to property held by a person include a reference to property vested in his trustee in bankruptcy, permanent or interim trustee within the meaning of the Bankruptcy M1 (Scotland) Act 1985 or liquidator; and

(b)references to an interest held by a person beneficially in property include a reference to an interest which would be held by him beneficially if the property were not so vested.

(5)For the purposes of this Act—

(a)property is held by any person if he holds any interest in it; and

(b)property is transferred by one person to another if the first person transfers or grants to the other any interest in the property.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 62 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2880, arts. 3(2), 4-6, Sch. 1

S. 62 modified (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2880, art. 3(2), Sch. 3

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63 General interpretation.U.K.

(1)In this Act—

  • constable” includes a person commissioned by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise under section 6(3) of the Customs M2 and Excise Management Act 1979;

  • defendant” means a person against whom proceedings have been instituted (within the meaning given in section 41(2) of this Act) for a drug trafficking offence (whether or not he has been convicted);

  • modifications” includes additions, alterations and omissions.

(2)In this Act references to anything received in connection with drug trafficking include a reference to anything received both in that connection and in some other connection.

(3)Subject to section 66(2) and (6) of this Act—

(a)any reference in this Act to an offence includes a reference to an offence committed before the commencement of this Act; and

(b)any reference in this Act to “drug trafficking” includes a reference to drug trafficking carried out before the commencement of this Act.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2S. 63 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2880, arts. 3(2), 4-6, Sch. 1

S. 63 modified (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2880, art. 3(2), Sch. 3

Marginal Citations

64 Index of defined expressions.U.K.

In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by, or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with, the provisions of this Act indicated below—

acting as an insolvency practitionersection 35(4)
amount that might be realisedsection 6(1)
amount to be recoveredsection 5(1)
benefited from drug traffickingsection 2(3)
charging ordersection 27(2)
conclusion of an application
—under section 13, 14 or 19section 41(4)
—under section 15 or 16section 41(5)
conclusion of proceedings for a drug trafficking offencesection 41(3)
confiscation ordersection 2(9)
constablesection 63(1)
defendantsection 63(1)
drug trafficking
—generallysection 1(1) and (2)
—for the application of Part II in Scotland and Northern Irelandsection 48(2)
drug trafficking offencesection 1(3)
gift caught by this Actsection 8(1)
“held”, in relation to propertysection 62(5)(a)
institution of proceedings for an offencesection 41(2)
“interest”, in relation to propertysection 62(3)
making a giftsection 8(2)
modificationssection 63(1)
proceeds of drug trafficking
—generallysection 4(1)(a)
—for the application of Part II in Scotland and Northern Irelandsection 48(2)
propertysection 62(1)
realisable propertysection 6(2)
restraint ordersection 26(1)
“satisfied”, in relation to a confiscation ordersection 41(6) and (7)
“subject to appeal”, in relation to an ordersection 41(8)
“transferred” in relation to propertysection 62(5)(b)
value of gift, payment or rewardsection 7(2)
value of proceeds of drug traffickingsection 4(1)(b)
value of propertysection 7(1).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3S. 64 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2880, arts. 3(2), 4-6, Sch. 1

S. 64 modified (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2880, art. 3(2), Sch. 3

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