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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-terrorist-assets-rules-2017/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1296",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Terrorist Assets) Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-terrorist-assets-rules-2017",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules prescribe the procedure to be followed for applications to a magistrates’ court for orders under Part 4A of Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) (“ATCSA”). Part 4A of Schedule 1 to ATCSA was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c.22), and makes provision for the forfeiture of terrorist funds held in bank and building society accounts. These Rules provide the relevant procedure for:\nApplications for further detention of seized property (see paragraph 10D of Schedule 1 to ATCSA);\nApplications for release of detained property (see paragraph 10F of Schedule 1 to ATCSA);\nApplications for forfeiture of detained property (see paragraph 10G of Schedule 1 to ATCSA);\nAgreements about associated and joint property (see paragraphs 10H and 10I of Schedule 1 to ATCSA);\nApplications for compensation (see paragraph 10P of Schedule 1 to ATCSA).\nIn addition, the Rules make provision for the manner in which documents are to be given in proceedings under Part 4A of Schedule 1 to ATCSA, for the transfer of hearings and for procedure at hearings.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1296/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:04:17.973103+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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