Paragraph 2 Extension of freezing orderI1

This paragraph applies where a court has made a freezing order under paragraph 1.

The court may, on the application of a Minister of the Crown, make an extension order under this paragraph.

An extension order is an order that all or part of the damages paid into court pursuant to a freezing order are to remain in court until the end of the period of 4 years beginning with the day on which the freezing order was made (“the extended freezing period”).

A court may not make an extension order unless satisfied that, if the damages to which the extension order relates are paid to the claimant at the end of the initial freezing period (or, if later, when the court decides the application), there is a real risk that those damages will be used for the purposes of terrorism.

An application for an extension order must be made before the end of the initial freezing period.

Sub-paragraph (7) applies where—

The damages to which the application relates are to remain in court until the court decides the application.