Regulation 4 Restrictions on disposal of property

(1)

Subject to regulation 5(2), property to which these Regulations apply, other than money—

(a)

which has been the subject of a forfeiture order under section 25C of the Immigration Act 1971 (forfeiture of vehicle, ship or aircraft)^f1 or section 25 of the 2007 Act (forfeiture of detained property) shall not be disposed of until it has remained in the possession of the Secretary of State for six months beginning with the date on which the forfeiture order was made; and

(b)

which has not been the subject of a forfeiture order under section 25C of the Immigration Act 1971 or section 25 of the 2007 Act shall not be disposed of until it has remained in the possession of the Secretary of State for a year.

(2)

Money which is property to which these Regulations apply shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1971 c. 77. Section 25C was inserted by section 143 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) and subsequently amended by section 1 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19).