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Regulation 2 Property to which Regulations apply

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, these Regulations apply to property in the possession of the police which has been forfeited by order under section 66(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (“the 1994 Act”) provided that —

(a)

not less than six months have expired from the date on which the order was made, and

(b)

either —

(i)

no application by a claimant of the property has been made under section 66(5) of the 1994 Act, or by virtue of section 66(6); or

(ii)

no such application has succeeded.

(2)

Where, within the period specified in paragraph (1)(a) above—

(a)

an application by a claimant of the property has been made under section 66(5) of the 1994 Act or by virtue of section 66(6), or

(b)

the person upon whose conviction the court ordered the forfeiture of the property under section 66(1) of that Act has appealed against his conviction or sentence,

these Regulations shall not apply to the property until the application or appeal has been determined.