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Paragraph 4 I1

(1)

A notice of claim may not be given more than one month after—

(a)

the day of the giving of the notice of seizure; or

(b)

if no such notice has been given, the day of the seizure.

(2)

A notice of claim must specify—

(a)

the name and address of the claimant; and

(b)

in the case of a claimant who is outside the United Kingdom, the name and address of a solicitor in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service, and to act, on behalf of the claimant.

(3)

Service upon a solicitor so specified is to be taken to be service on the claimant for the purposes of any proceedings by virtue of this Schedule.

(4)

In a case in which notice of the seizure was given to different persons on different days, the reference in this paragraph to the day on which that notice was given is a reference—

(a)

in relation to a person to whom notice of the seizure was given, to the day on which that notice was given to that person; and

(b)

in relation to any other person, to the day on which notice of the seizure was given to the last person to be given such a notice.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 13.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1013, art. 2(2)(b)