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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987

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Valid from 31/03/1996

[F16A Increase in value of proceeds of drug trafficking or realisable property.S

(1)This section applies where the court which made a confiscation order is satisfied, on an application made by the prosecutor, that at the time the application is made the value of the proceeds of the person’s drug trafficking, or the amount that might be realised, is greater than—

(a)the value of the proceeds of the person’s drug trafficking; or, as the case may be,

(b)the amount that might be realised,

which was taken into account when the order was made.

(2)The considerations by reference to which to court may be satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1) above shall include—

(a)the value of the proceeds of the person’s drug trafficking was greater than was taken into account when the confiscation order was made or has increased since the order was made; or

(b)further proceeds of drug trafficking have been obtained since the confiscation order was made; or

(c)the value of realisable property was greater than was taken into account when the confiscation order was made; or

(d)any realisable property taken into account at the time when the confiscation order was made has subsequently increased in value; or

(e)the amount, or part of the amount, of a gift which was disregarded under section 5(7) of this Act could now be realised.

(3)An application under subsection (1) above shall be made as soon as is reasonably practicable after the relevant information becomes available to the prosecutor but in any event within 6 years commencing with the date when the person was convicted of the offence.

(4)Where this section applies—

(a)the court may make a new confiscation order for the payment of such sum as appears to the court to be appropriate having regard to what is now shown to be the value of the proceeds of drug trafficking or the amount that might be realised; and

(b)if the earlier confiscation order has not been satisfied, then the court, in making the new confiscation order, shall recall the earlier order and may take into account the amount unpaid (including any interest payable by virtue of section 15(1) of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990) under the earlier order.

(5)Section 4 of this Act shall, subject to any necessary modifications, apply in relation to the making of a new confiscation order in pursuance of this section as it applies where the prosecutor has moved for a confiscation order under section 1 of this Act.

(6)The assumptions mentioned in section 3(2) of this Act shall not apply for the purposes of this section.]

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