# The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Listed Assets) Rules 2017, Article 9: Application for compensation

Extent: E+W

(1) An application under section 303W(1) of the Act for compensation must be made in writing and sent to the court before which the applicant wishes to make the application.
(2) But if the applicant has been given notice of an order under section 303L(1) of the Act in respect of the property which is the subject of the application, then the application must be sent to the court which sent the applicant that notice.
(3) The court must send a copy of the application to—
(a) the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, if the property which is the subject of the application was seized by a customs officer;
(b) the Director General of the National Crime Agency, if the property which is the subject of the application was seized by a National Crime Agency officer who is designated under section 10 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013;
(c) the chief officer of the police force to which the constable belongs, if the property which is the subject of the application was seized by a constable;
(d) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, if the property which is the subject of the application was seized by an officer of the Serious Fraud Office;
(e) the person identified under section 303W(9) of the Act, if the property which is the subject of the application was seized by an accredited financial investigator; and
(f) every person to whom notice of the order made under section 303L(1) of the Act has been given.
(4) The court must fix a date for the hearing of the application, which, unless directed otherwise, shall not be earlier than seven days from the date on which it is fixed, and must notify the date to the applicant and every person to whom a copy of the application is required to be sent under paragraph (3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1293/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-listed-assets-rules-2017/article-9
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