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Drug Trafficking Act 1994

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Version Superseded: 24/02/2003

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Drug Trafficking Act 1994, Section 20 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

20 Effect of conviction where High Court has acted under section 19.E+W

(1)Where, in the case of any defendant, the High Court has made a confiscation order by virtue of section 19 of this Act, the Crown Court shall, in respect of the offence or, as the case may be, any of the offences concerned—

(a)take account of the order before—

(i)imposing any fine on the defendant;

(ii)making any order involving any payment by him; or

(iii)making any order under section 27 of the Misuse M1 of Drugs Act 1971 (forfeiture orders) or [F1section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000] (deprivation orders); and

(b)subject to paragraph (a) above, leave the order out of account in determining the appropriate sentence or other manner of dealing with him.

(2)Where the High Court has made a confiscation order by virtue of section 19 of this Act and the defendant subsequently appears before the Crown Court to be sentenced in respect of one or more of the offences concerned, section 2(1) of this Act shall not apply so far as his appearance is in respect of that offence or those offences.

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F1Words in s. 20(1)(a)(iii) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(1), 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 172

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