{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-63",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002/section-63.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/29",
  "legislation_title": "Proceeds of Crime Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002",
  "path": "section/63",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "63",
  "heading": "Discharge and variation",
  "text": "(1) The following persons may apply to the Crown Court to vary or discharge an order made under any of sections 48 to 51 —\n(a) the receiver;\n(b) the person who applied for the order ...;\n(c) any person affected by the order.\n(2) On an application under this section the court—\n(a) may discharge the order;\n(b) may vary the order.\n(3) But in the case of an order under section 48 or 49—\n(a) if the condition in section 40 or 47B which was satisfied was that proceedings were started or an application was made, the court must discharge the order on the conclusion of the proceedings or of the application (as the case may be);\n(b) if the condition which was satisfied was that an investigation was started or an application was to be made, the court must discharge the order if within a reasonable time proceedings for the offence are not started or the application is not made (as the case may be).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 63(1) substituted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 30(a); S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 63(1)(b) repealed (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 30(b), Sch. 14; S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a)(d) (with arts. 3-14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 63(3)(a) inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 21 para. 30(4); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 2 applied by Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11), Sch. 8 paras. 8(5A), 34(3A) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 39(2)(5); S.S.I. 2003/210, art. 2(1)(b)(2), sch. (with art. 7); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 2 applied by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), ss. 56(5B), 58(8B) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 14(2)(3); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 63 in force at 24.3.2003 by S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/63",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:19.387180+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}