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Rule 15 Compensation—confiscation order made against absconder

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

This rule applies to an application for compensation under section 73 of the Act.

(2)

The application must be in writing and supported by a witness statement which must give details of—

(a)

the confiscation order made under section 28 of the Act;

(b)

the variation or discharge of the confiscation order under section 29 or 30 of the Act;

(c)

the realisable property to which the application relates; and

(d)

the loss suffered by the applicant as result of the confiscation order.

(3)

The application and witness statement must be lodged with the Crown Court.

(4)

The application and witness statement must be served on the prosecutor or, if the Director is appointed as the enforcement authority under section 34, the Director at least 7 days before the date fixed by the court for hearing the application, unless the Crown Court specifies a shorter period.