The Magistrates’ Courts (Freezing and Forfeiture of Terrorist Money in Bank and Building Society Accounts) Rules 2017

Application for compensation

8.—(1) An application under paragraph 10Z7 of Schedule 1 for compensation must be made in writing and sent to the court before which the applicant wishes to make the application, and must specify the grounds on which it is made.

(2) But if the applicant has been given notice of an order under paragraph 10S(2) of Schedule 1 in respect of the frozen account holding the money which is the subject of the application, then the application shall be sent to the court which sent the applicant that notice.

(3) The court must send a copy of the application to—

(a) the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, if the money to which the application relates was subject to an account freezing order obtained by an officer of Revenue and Customs;

(b) the police force to which the constable belongs, if the money to which the application relates was subject to an account freezing order obtained by a constable;

(c) the police force of which the counter-terrorism financial officer is a member of staff, if the money to which the application relates was subject to an account freezing order obtained by a counter-terrorism financial investigator;

(d) the Secretary of State, if the money to which the application relates was subject to an account freezing order obtained by an immigration officer; and

(e) every person to whom notice of the order made under paragraph 10D(1) of Schedule 1 has been given.

(4) The court must fix a date for the hearing of the application, which, unless directed otherwise, shall not be earlier than seven days from the date on which it is fixed, and must notify the date to the applicant and every person to whom a copy of the application is required to be sent under paragraph (3).