Part 5Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct

Chapter 1Introductory

242“Property obtained through unlawful conduct”

1

A person obtains property through unlawful conduct (whether his own conduct or another’s) if he obtains property by or in return for the conduct.

2

In deciding whether any property was obtained through unlawful conduct—

a

it is immaterial whether or not any money, goods or services were provided in order to put the person in question in a position to carry out the conduct,

b

it is not necessary to show that the conduct was of a particular kind if it is shown that the property was obtained through conduct of one of a number of kinds, each of which would have been unlawful conduct.