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SCHEDULE 1E+W

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

RSC ORDER 115E+WCONFISCATION AND FORFEITURE IN CONNECTION WITH CRIMINAL PRO CEEDINGS

[F1III: TERRORISM ACT 2000]E+W

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 RSC Order 115 Section 3 heading substituted (31.5.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/1388), rules 1(c), 16(a)

InterpretationE+W

Rule 24  In this Part of this Order—

(a)“the Act” means [F2Terrorism Act 2000];

(b)“Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the Act; F3...

[F4(ba)“the prosecutor” means the person with conduct of proceedings which have been instituted in England and Wales for an offence under any of sections 15 to 18 of the Act, or the person who the High Court is satisfied will have the conduct of [F5any proceedings] for such an offence; and]

(c)[F6other] expressions used have the same meanings as they have in [F7Schedule 4 to] the Act.

Textual Amendments

Assignment of proceedingsE+W

Rule 25—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the jurisdiction of the High Court under the Act shall be exercised by a judge of the Queen’s Bench Division or of the Chancery Division F8...

(2) The jurisdiction conferred on the High Court by paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 may also be exercised by a master of the Queen’s Bench Division.

Textual Amendments

Application for restraint orderE+W

Rule 26—(1) An application for a restraint order under [F9paragraph 5] of Schedule 4 may be made by the prosecutor by a claim form, which need not be served on any person.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall be supported by a witness statement or affidavit, which shall:—

[F10(a)state, as the case may be, either—

(i)that proceedings have been instituted against a person for an offence under any of sections 15 to 18 of the Act and that they have not been concluded; or

(ii)that a criminal investigation has been started in England and Wales with regard to such an offence,

and in either case give details of the alleged or suspected offence and of the defendant’s involvement;]

(b)[F11where proceedings have been instituted,] state, as the case may be, that a forfeiture order has been made in the proceedings or the grounds for believing that such an order may be made;

[F12(ba)where proceedings have not been instituted—

(i)indicate the state of progress of the investigation and when it is anticipated that a decision will be taken on whether to institute proceedings against the defendant;

(ii)state the grounds for believing that a forfeiture order may be made in any proceedings against the defendant; and

(iii)verify that the prosecutor is to have the conduct of any such proceedings;]

(c)to the best of the witness’s ability, give full particulars of the property in respect of which the order is sought and specify the person or persons holding such property and any other persons having an interest in it;

F13(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) A claim form under paragraph (1) shall be entitled in the matter of the defendant, naming him, and in the matter of the Act, and all subsequent documents in the matter shall be so entitled.

(4) Unless the Court otherwise directs, a witness statement or affidavit under paragraph (2) may contain statements of information or belief with the sources and grounds thereof.

Textual Amendments

F13Sch. 1 RSC Order 115 rule 26(2)(d)(e) omitted (20.12.2001) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4016), rules 1, 2(b)(iv)

Restraint orderE+W

Rule 27—(1) A restraint order may be made subject to conditions and exceptions, including but not limited to conditions relating to the indemnifying of third parties against expenses incurred in complying with the order, and exceptions relating to living expenses and legal expenses of the defendant, but the prosecutor shall not be required to give an undertaking to abide by any order as to damages sustained by the defendant as a result of the restraint order.

(2) Unless the Court otherwise directs, a restraint order made without notice of [F14the application for] it being served on any person shall have effect until a day which shall be fixed for the hearing where all parties may attend on the application.

(3) Where a restraint order is made the prosecutor shall serve copies of the order and [F15, unless the court otherwise orders,] of the witness statement or affidavit in support on the defendant and on all other persons affected by the order.

Textual Amendments

Discharge or variation of orderE+W

Rule 28—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an application to discharge or vary a restraint order shall be made in accordance with CPR Part 23.

(2) Where the case is one of urgency, an application under this rule by the prosecutor may be made without notice.

(3) The application and any witness statement or affidavit in support shall be lodged with the court and, where the application is made in accordance with CPR Part 23 the application notice shall be served on the following persons (other than the applicant)—

(a)the prosecutor;

(b)the defendant; and

(c)all other persons restrained or otherwise affected by the order;

not less than two clear days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application.

(4) Where a restraint order has been made and has not been discharged, the prosecutor shall notify the court when proceedings for the offence have been concluded, and the court shall thereupon discharge the restraint order.

(5) Where an order is made discharging or varying a restraint order, the applicant shall serve copies of the order of discharge or variation on all persons restrained by the earlier order and shall notify all other persons affected of the terms of the order of discharge or variation.

CompensationE+W

Rule 29  An application for an order under [F16paragraph 9 or 10 of Schedule 4] shall be made in accordance with CPR Part 23, and the application notice, shall be served, with any supporting evidence, on the person alleged to be in default and on [F17the person or body by whom compensation, if ordered, will be payable under paragraph 9(6) or 10(4)] not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application.

Textual Amendments

Application for registrationE+W

Rule 30  An application for registration of a Scottish order, a Northern Ireland order or an Islands order must be made in accordance with CPR Part 23 and may be made without notice.

Evidence in support of applicationE+W

Rule 31—(1) An application for registration of any such order as is mentioned in rule 30 must be supported by a witness statement or affidavit—

(a)exhibiting the order or a certified copy thereof, and

(b)which shall, to the best of the witness’s ability, give particulars of such property in respect of which the order was made as is in England and Wales, and specify the person or persons holding such property.

(2) Unless the Court otherwise directs, a witness statement or affidavit for the purposes of this rule may contain statements of information or belief with the sources and grounds thereof.

Register of ordersE+W

Rule 32—(1) There shall be kept in the Central Office under the direction of the Master of the [F18Administrative Court] a register of the orders registered under the Act.

(2) There shall be included in such register particulars of any variation or setting aside of a registration, and of any execution issued on a registered order.

Textual Amendments

Notice of registrationE+W

Rule 33—(1) Notice of the registration of an order must be served on the person or persons holding the property referred to in rule 31(1)(b) and any other persons appearing to have an interest in that property.

[F19(2) Permission is not required to serve such a notice out of the jurisdication and CPR rules 6.24, 6.25 and 6.29 shall apply in relation to such notice as they apply in relation to a claim form.]

Textual Amendments

F19Sch. 1 RSC Order 115 rule 33(2) substituted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rules 1(b), 31

Application to vary or set aside registrationE+W

Rule 34  An application to vary or set aside the registration of an order must be made to a judge in accordance with CPR Part 23 and be supported by a witness statement or affidavit.

This rule does not apply to a variation or cancellation under rule 36.

Enforcement of orderE+W

Rule 35—(2) If an application is made under rule 34, an order shall not be enforced until after such application is determined.

(3) This rule does not apply to the taking of steps under [F20paragraph 7 or 8] of Schedule 4, as applied by [F21paragraph 13(6)] of that Schedule.

Textual Amendments

Variation and cancellation of registrationE+W

Rule 36  If effect has been given (whether in England or Wales or elsewhere) to a Scottish, Northern Ireland or Islands order, or if the order has been varied or discharged by the court by which it was made, the applicant for registration shall inform the court and—

(a)if such effect has been given in respect of all the money or other property to which the order applies, or if the order has been discharged by the court by which it was made, registration of the order shall be cancelled;

(b)if such effect has been given in respect of only part of the money or other property, or if the order has been varied by the court by which it was made, registration of the order shall be varied accordingly.