Article 34H Unexplained wealth order: application for interim freezing orderF1
This article applies where the High Court makes an unexplained wealth order in respect of any property.
The court may make an interim freezing order in respect of the property if the court considers it necessary to do so for the purposes of avoiding the risk of any external order (within the meaning of section 447(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (interpretation)) that might subsequently be obtained being frustrated.
An interim freezing order is an order that prohibits the respondent to the unexplained wealth order, and any other persons with an interest in the property, from in any way dealing with the property (subject to any exclusions under article 34J (exclusions)).
An interim freezing order—
may be made only on the application of the enforcement authority that applied for the unexplained wealth order to which the interim freezing order relates,
may be made only in order to give effect to an external request (within the meaning of section 447(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002),
must be made in the same proceedings as those in which the unexplained wealth order is made, and
may be combined in one document with the unexplained wealth order.
If an application for an unexplained wealth order in respect of property is made without notice, an application for an interim freezing order in respect of the property must also be made without notice.
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Notes on Part 5A
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Words in Pt. 5A heading omitted (28.6.2021) by virtue of The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/638), arts. 1(2), 56(1)