C7C8C3C2C9C4C6C10C5C1C11Part 2Confiscation: England and Wales

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7

Pt. 2 applied by Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11), Sch. 8 paras. 8(5A), 34(3A) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 39(2)(5); S.S.I. 2003/210, art. 2(1)(b)(2), sch. (with art. 7); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)

C8

Pt. 2 applied by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), ss. 56(5B), 58(8B) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 14(2)(3); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)

C4

Pt. 2: power to modify conferred (20.3.2015) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 47, 61(2); S.I. 2015/813, art. 2(b)

C10

Pt. 2 applied (12.2.2019 for specified purposes, 13.8.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(1)(g), Sch. 3 para. 33(5) (with s. 25(9)); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(g)

Restraint orders

41AF3Restraint orders: power to retain seized property etc.

1

A restraint order may include provision authorising the detention of any property to which it applies if the property—

a

is seized by an appropriate officer under a relevant seizure power, or

b

is produced to an appropriate officer in compliance with a production order under section 345.

2

Provision under subsection (1) may, in particular—

a

relate to specified property, to property of a specified description or to all property to which the restraint order applies;

b

relate to property that has already been seized or produced or to property that may be seized or produced in future.

3

Appropriate officer” means—

a

an accredited financial investigator;

b

a constable;

c

an officer of Revenue and Customs;

F2ca

an immigration officer;

F1d

a National Crime Agency officer,

e

a member of staff of the relevant director (within the meaning of section 352(5A)).

4

Relevant seizure power” means a power to seize property which is conferred by or by virtue of—

a

section 47C,

b

section 352, or

c

Part 2 or 3 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (including as applied by order under section 114(2) of that Act).

5

The Secretary of State may by order amend the definition of “relevant seizure power”.