# The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Article 213I: Detention of seized property


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), property seized under article 213H (seizure of listed assets) may be detained.
(2) Property may not be detained under paragraph (1) beyond the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the date upon which the property was seized.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) authorise the detention of property only for so long as a relevant officer continues to have reasonable grounds for suspicion in relation to that property as described in article 213H(1).
(4) In calculating a period of days for the purposes of this article, no account shall be taken of—
(a) any Saturday or Sunday,
(b) Christmas Day,
(c) Good Friday,
(d) any day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom within which the property is seized, or
(e) any day prescribed under section 8(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as a court holiday in a sheriff court in the sheriff court district within which the property is seized.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3181/article/213I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005/article-213I
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