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83Forfeiture of terrorist cash: determination of period for which cash may be detained

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(1)Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) (forfeiture of terrorist cash) is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph 3 (detention of seized cash), after sub-paragraph (1) (which specifies the period for which cash seized may initially be detained) insert—

(1A)In determining the period of 48 hours specified in sub-paragraph (1) there shall be disregarded—

(a)any Saturday or Sunday;

(b)Christmas Day;

(c)Good Friday;

(d)any day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom in which the cash is seized;

(e)any day prescribed under section 8(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as a court holiday in the sheriff court district in which the cash is seized..

(3)In paragraphs 4(1) and 10(2) (which refer to the period specified in paragraph 3(1)), after “48 hours” insert “(determined in accordance with paragraph 3(1A))”.

(4)The amendments in this section apply in relation to cash seized after this section comes into force.

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