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Section 25 Forfeiture of detained propertyI1F1

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

A court making a forfeiture order about property may order that the property be taken into the possession of the Secretary of State (and not of the police).

(2)

An order may be made under subsection (1) only if the court thinks that the offence in connection with which the order is made—

(a)

related to immigration or asylum, or

(b)

was committed for a purpose connected with immigration or asylum.

(3)

In subsection (1) “forfeiture order” means an order under—

F2(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

Article 11 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 25 repealed (E.W.) (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 28, Sch. 29 (with ss. 413(4), 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

F2

S. 25(3)(a) repealed (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 28 (with ss. 413(4)(5), 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Commencement

I1

S. 25 in force at 31.3.2008 by S.I. 2008/309, art. 3(a) (with art. 6)