111 Conviction or other disposal of accused
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (2002 c 29) | Legislation

Accused unlawfully at large

111  Conviction or other disposal of accused

(1)     This section applies if an accused is unlawfully at large [and, either before or after he became unlawfully at large]—

(a)     he is convicted of an offence or offences, whether in solemn or summary proceedings, or

(b)     in the case of summary proceedings in respect of an offence (without proceeding to conviction) an order is made discharging him absolutely.

(2)     If this section applies the court may, on the application of the prosecutor and if it believes it is appropriate for it to do so, proceed under section 92 in the same way as it must proceed if the conditions there mentioned are satisfied; but this is subject to subsection (3).

(3)

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