The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Enforcement of Northern Ireland Confiscation Orders) Order 1995

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (Enforcement of Northern Ireland Confiscation Orders) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st September 1995.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, “the Northern Ireland Order” means the Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990(1) and “Northern Ireland confiscation order” means an order made by a court in Northern Ireland under Article 5 of the Northern Ireland Order (confiscation of proceeds of drug trafficking).

(3) Article 2(1) of this Order shall not apply in relation to any proceedings for or in respect of an offence if the person accused (or, as the case may be, convicted) of that offence was charged with the offence (whether by the making of a complaint under Article 20 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2) or otherwise) before 3rd February 1995.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales only.

(1)

S.I. 1990/2588 (N.I.17); this Order was amended by the Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3146 (N.I.13)).

(2)

S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26).