Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

[F1 175A Recovery from estate of deceased defendant impractical: discharge of order N.I.

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a court has made a confiscation order,

(b) the defendant dies while the order is not satisfied, and

(c) the prosecutor applies to the Crown Court for the discharge of the order.

(2) The court may discharge the order if it appears to the court that—

(a) it is not possible to recover anything from the estate of the deceased for the purpose of satisfying the order to any extent, or

(b) it would not be reasonable to make any attempt, or further attempt, to recover anything from the estate of the deceased for that purpose.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 175A inserted (1.6.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 30(2), 88(3)(a); S.R. 2015/190, reg. 3(1)(d)