# The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Article 54: Meaning of “defendant”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Part “defendant”—
(a) in relation to a restraint order means—
(i) in a case in which the first condition in article 7 is satisfied, the alleged offender;
(ii) in a case in which the second condition in article 7 is satisfied, the person against whom proceedings for an offence have been started in a country outside the United Kingdom (whether or not he has been convicted);
(b) in relation to an external order, the person convicted of criminal conduct;
(c) for the purpose of Chapter 1A, has the meaning given in article 17A(4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3181/article/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005/article-54
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