F1C1PART IConfiscation of the Proceeds of Crime
Pt. I (ss. 1-20) excluded (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 15(1)
Pt. I (ss. 1-20) applied (with modifications) (1.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/673, art. 4, Sch. 3 paras. 1-12
Confiscation orders
15 Interest on sums unpaid under confiscation orders.
1
If any sum required to be paid by a person under a confiscation order is not paid when it is required to be paid (whether forthwith on the making of the order or at a time specified under section 214(1) of the 1995 Act) that person shall be liable to pay interest on that sum for the period for which it remains unpaid and the amount of the interest shall for the purposes of enforcement be treated as part of the amount to be recovered from him under the confiscation order.
2
The sheriff may, on the application of the prosecutor, increase the term of imprisonment or detention fixed in respect of the confiscation order under section 214(2) of the 1995 Act if the effect of subsection (1) above is to increase the maximum period applicable in relation to the order under section 219(2) of the 1995 Act.
3
The rate of interest under subsection (1) above shall be the rate payable under a decree of the Court of Session.
Pt. I (ss. 1-20) (except s. 2(7)) repealed (24.2.2003 in so far as repeals ss. 18-20 and otherwise 24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), ss. 456-458(1), Sch. 11 para. 28(2)(a), Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/120, art. 2(1), Sch. (subject to arts. 3-7 (as amended by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)); S.S.I. 2003/210, art. 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3-7)