# The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015, Article 8: Insertion of article 8A


After article 8 (restraint orders) insert—
“Restraint orders: power to retain seized property etc
8A. (1) A restraint order may include provision authorising the detention of any property to which it applies if the property—
(a) is seized by an appropriate officer under a relevant seizure power; or
(b) is produced to an appropriate officer in compliance with a production order under—
(i) article 6 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013; or
(ii) article 6 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014.
(2) Provision under paragraph (1) may, in particular—
(a) relate to specified property, to property of a specified description or to all property to which the restraint order applies;
(b) relate to property that has already been seized or produced or to property that may be seized or produced in future.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1750/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-amendment-order-2015/article-8
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