PART 3Miscellaneous Amendments to Magistrates’ Courts Rules
Amendment of the Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Listed Assets) Rules 201725
1
The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Listed Assets) Rules 20179 are amended as follows.
2
In rule 2 (interpretation), after paragraph (c), insert—
ca
“freezing order” means an order made under—
i
section 303Z3(2) of the Act (account freezing orders);
ii
section 303Z37(2) of the Act (crypto wallet freezing orders);
cb
“order for further detention” means an order made under—
i
section 295(2) of the Act (further detention of seized cash);
ii
section 303l(1) of the Act (further detention of seized property);
iii
section 303Z28(1) or (4) of the Act (further detention of cryptoasset related items);
iv
section 303Z32(1) or (4) of the Act (further detention of cryptoassets);
3
In rule 4 (first application for the further detention of seized property), in paragraph (2)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a), for “previous order made under sections 295(2) or 303L(1) of the Act” substitute “previous order for further detention”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (b), for “previous account freezing order under section 303Z3(2) of the Act” substitute “previous freezing order”
.
4
In rule 7 (application for forfeiture of detained property), in paragraph (2)(b)—
a
in sub-paragraph (i), for “order made under section 295(2) or 303L(1) of the Act” substitute “order for further detention”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (ii), for “an account freezing order made under section 303Z3(2) of the Act” substitute “a freezing order”
.
5
In rule 17 (transfer of proceedings), in paragraph (7), for “303O(1)” substitute “303O(3)”
.