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Paragraph 3 The serious risk of injustice testI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

In section 160 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (assumptions to be made in case of criminal lifestyle), after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A)

In determining whether there would be a serious risk of injustice if a required assumption were made in relation to particular property or expenditure, the court must consider all the circumstances of the case and must, in particular, give the appropriate weight to—

(a)

any evidence about the serious risk of injustice that has been made available to it, and

(b)

any explanation given by the defendant for being unable to provide evidence that would have shown the assumption to be incorrect.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 22 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(8)(m)