Proceeds of Crime Act 1995

Making of confiscation orders

Order to make material available.

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Confiscation relating to a course of criminal conduct

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Incidental provisions relating to confiscation

Provision of information by prosecutor

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Provision of information by defendant

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Review of cases where proceeds of crime not assessed

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Revision of assessment of proceeds of crime

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Revision of assessment of amount to be recovered

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Enforcement etc. of confiscation orders

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Payment of interest on sums unpaid

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Variation of confiscation order on receiver’s application

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Order to make material available

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Authority for search

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Disclosure of information held by government departments

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Enforcement of overseas forfeiture and restraint orders

Enforcement in UK of overseas forfeiture and restraint orders

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• (1) In each of the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (enforcement of overseas orders providing for the forfeiture or restraint of terrorist funds), namely—

• (a) paragraph 10 (which relates to enforcement in England and Wales),

• (b) paragraph 20 (which relates to enforcement in Scotland), and

• (c) paragraph 30 (which relates to enforcement in Northern Ireland),

there shall be inserted, after sub-paragraph (2), the sub-paragraph set out in subsection (2) below.

• (2) That sub-paragraph is—

(2A) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, the provision that may be made by virtue of that sub-paragraph includes provision which, for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of any external order that may be made, has effect at times before there is an external order to be enforced.

• (3) Section 9 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (enforcement of overseas forfeiture orders) shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, with the insertion, after subsection (1), of the following subsection—

(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above the provision that may be made by virtue of that subsection includes provision which, for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of any order that may be made, has effect at times before there is an order to be enforced.

Supplemental

Consequential and transitional amendments and repeals

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• (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (4) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

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• (1) This Act may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995.

• (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6) below, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different purposes.

• (4) Section 14 above and this section come into force on the passing of this Act.

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• (7) This Act, except for section 14 above and this section, does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

SCHEDULE 1

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SCHEDULE 2

Confiscation relating to a course of criminal conduct.

Confiscation relating to a course of criminal conduct.

Provision of information by defendant.

Payment of interest on sums unpaid.

Editorial notes

[^c10974271]: 1989 c. 4.

[^c10974281]: 1990 c. 5.

[^c10974351]: S. 16(3) power fully exercised (7.10.1995): 1.11.1995 appointed day by S.I. 1995/2650, art. 2

[^key-4d392511f48b792865a9f5ce0ea4de62]: S. 15(2)(3) repealed (24.2.2003 for specified purposes, 24.3.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 27, Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4 (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)

[^key-84d7a4d4e3b9e229f35937db12d53b5d]: Ss. 1-13 repealed (24.2.2003 for the repeal of ss. 11-13, 24.3.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4 (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)

[^key-95b0f6f5360fd53869e56c1107773f69]: Sch. 1 repealed (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)

[^key-d2eb00c7e730b6a03104cbfeaa25fedb]: S. 15(1) repealed (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)

[^key-d9bf7ca67e4f3e0569eb3ee648e31c9b]: S. 16(2) repealed (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)

[^key-f787f6f17be7bfb53597af4e06201995]: S. 16(5)(6) repealed (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 12; S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 10-13)