Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)

9 (1) The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 30(3) (meaning of sentence) omit “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) a confiscation order under Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

(e) an order which varies a confiscation order made under Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 if the varying order is made under section 171, 172 or 179 of that Act (but not otherwise).”

(3) In section 31 (appeal to House of Lords) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In subsection (1) above the reference to the prosecutor includes a reference to the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency in a case where (and to the extent that) he is a party to the appeal to the Court of Appeal.”