Article 48A Seized personal propertyF1

(1)

This article applies to personal property which is held by a person and which—

(a)

has been seized by an appropriate officer under a relevant seizure power; or

(b)

has been 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)

A magistrates’ court may by order authorise an appropriate officer to realise the property if—

(a)

an external order is made against the person by whom the property is held; and

(b)

a receiver has not been appointed under article 27 (appointment of enforcement receivers) in relation to the property.

Annotations

F1: Ch. 3A inserted (30.11.2015) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1750), arts. 1(2), 17