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Protection of Children Act 1978

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[F16(1)A notice of claim may not be given more than one month after—U.K.

(a)the date of the giving of the notice of intended forfeiture, or

(b)if no such notice has been given, the date on which the property began to be retained under this Schedule (see paragraph 2).

(2)A notice of claim must specify—

(a)the name and address of the claimant;

(b)a description of the property, or part of it, in respect of which the claim is made;

(c)in the case of a claimant who is outside the United Kingdom, the name and address of a solicitor in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service, and to act, on behalf of the claimant.

(3)Service upon a solicitor so specified is to be taken to be service on the claimant for the purposes of any proceedings by virtue of this Schedule.

(4)In a case in which notice of intended forfeiture was given to different persons on different days, the reference in this paragraph to the day on which that notice was given is a reference—

(a)in relation to a person to whom notice of intended forfeiture was given, to the day on which that notice was given to that person, and

(b)in relation to any other person, to the day on which notice of intended forfeiture was given to the last person to be given such a notice.]

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