The Confiscation of the Proceeds of Drug Trafficking (Designated Countries and Territories) (Scotland) Order 1991

14.  In section 16–

(a) in subsection (1)–

(i) for the words from “be applied”, in the last place where they occur, to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “be paid to the Court of Session and applied for the purposes specified in subsection (3) below and in the order so specified.”;

(ii) in paragraph (b) the word “external” shall be inserted before the word “confiscation”;

(b) in subsection (2) for the words “If, after the amount payable under the confiscation order”, there shall be substituted the words “Where a fixed amount is payable under the external confiscation order and after that amount”;

(c) in subsection (3)(1)–

(i) for the words from “The receipt” to “money received” there shall be substituted the words “The sheriff clerk shall apply any sum received on account of an amount payable under an external confiscation order”;

(ii) for the words from “and the balance” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “and any sums remaining after all the payments required to be made under the foregoing provisions of this section have been made shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.

(1)

Subsection (3) was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), Schedule 5, paragraph 21.