Section 217 Powers of court and receiver etcC1F6I1

the powers conferred on a court by sections 189 to F1207 and sections 210 to F2215D;

the powers of a receiver appointed under section 196 F3or 198.

the powers conferred on appropriate officers by sections 195C to 195L;

the powers conferred on senior officers by section 195G.

must be exercised with a view to the value for the time being of realisable property being made available (by the property’s realisation) for satisfying any confiscation order that has been or may be made against the defendant;

must be exercised, in a case where a confiscation order has not been made, with a view to securing that there is no diminution in the value of realisable property;

must be exercised without taking account of any obligation of the defendant or a recipient of a tainted gift if the obligation conflicts with the object of satisfying any confiscation order that has been or may be made against the defendant;

may be exercised in respect of a debt owed by the Crown.

the power conferred on a court by paragraph (e) of section 199(2) (which enables the court to give a receiver the power to destroy cryptoassets),

a power conferred on a receiver by virtue of that paragraph, or

the power conferred on a magistrates’ court by section 215AA (power to order destruction of cryptoassets).

the powers must be exercised with a view to allowing a person other than the defendant or a recipient of a tainted gift to retain or recover the value of any interest held by him;

in the case of realisable property held by a recipient of a tainted gift, the powers must be exercised with a view to realising no more than the value for the time being of the gift;

in a case where a confiscation order has not been made against the defendant, property must not be realised if the court so orders under subsection (4).