# The Magistrates' Courts (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Part 5B) Rules 2019, Article 7: Application for compensation

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(1) An application under article 213Z11 of the Order for compensation must be made in writing and sent to the court before which the applicant wishes to make the application, and must specify the grounds on which it is made.
(2) But if the applicant has been given notice of an order under article 213Z3 of the Order in respect of the relevant financial institution account which is the subject of the application, then the application shall 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 money which is the subject of the application was subject to an account freezing order obtained by an officer of Revenue and Customs;
(b) the police force to which the constable belongs, if the money which is the subject of the application was subject to an account freezing order obtained by a constable;
(c) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, if the money which is the subject of the application was subject to an account freezing order obtained by an officer of the Serious Fraud Office; and
(d) every person to whom notice of the order made under article 213Z3 of the Order 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 28 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/2019/1369/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005-part-5b-rules-2019/article-7
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