Rule 54B Confiscation - revised assessments

Northern Ireland

(1)

A notice of application by the prosecutor under Article 17, 18 or 19, shall be made in writing to the chief clerk of the Court at the place where the defendant was convicted.

(2)

The notice under paragraph (1) shall—

(a)

state the name of the defendant and the Crown Court case number;

(b)

give the date on which any relevant conviction occurred;

(c)

give the date on which any relevant confiscation order was made or, as the case may be, varied;

(d)

specify the grounds on which the application is made; and

(e)

give an indication of the evidence available to support the application.

(3)

On receiving a notice under paragraph (1) the chief clerk shall—

(a)

forthwith send to the defendant a copy of the said notice; and

(b)

notify in writing the applicant and the defendant of the date, time and place appointed for the hearing of the application.

(4)

Where the Court makes an order pursuant to an application under Article 17, 18 or 19, the chief clerk shall forthwith send a copy of the order to the applicant and to the defendant.

Notes on Part [PART VII

Footnotes

f1: Part VII substituted by S.R. 1996 No. 281 with effect from 25.08.96