Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990

9 Enforcement of overseas forfeiture orders

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the enforcement in the United Kingdom of any order which—

(a) is made by a court in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom designated for the purposes of this section by the Order in Council; and

(b) is for the forfeiture and destruction, or the forfeiture and other disposal, of anything in respect of which an offence to which this section applies has been committed or which was used in connection with the commission of such an offence.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above an Order in Council under this section may provide for the registration by a court in the United Kingdom of any order as a condition of its enforcement and prescribe requirements to be satisfied before an order can be registered.

(3) An Order in Council under this section may include such supplementary and incidental provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient and may apply for the purposes of the Order (with such modifications as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate) any provisions relating to confiscation or forfeiture orders under any other enactment.

(4) An Order in Council under this section may make different provision for different cases.

(5) No Order in Council shall be made under this section unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(6) This section applies to any offence which corresponds to or is similar to an offence under the [1971 c. 38.] Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, a drug trafficking offence as defined in section 38(1) of the [1986 c. 32.] Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, an offence to which section 1 of the [1987 c. 41.] Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 relates or an offence to which Part VI of the [1988 c. 33.] Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies.