Part III Northern Ireland

Part III Northern Ireland

Interpretation

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In this Part of this Schedule—

“forfeiture order†means an order made by a court in Northern Ireland under section 23 [or 23A], and

“forfeited property†means the money or other property to which a forfeiture order applies,

[“relevant offence†means—

(a)     an offence under any of sections 15 to 18, or

(b)     an offence to which section 23A applies].

Implementation of forfeiture orders

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(1)     Where a court in Northern Ireland makes a forfeiture order it may make such other provision as appears to it to be necessary for giving effect to the order, and in particular it may—

(a)     require any of the forfeited property to be paid or handed over to the proper officer or to a [member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland] designated for the purpose by the Chief Constable;

(b)     direct any of the forfeited property other than money or land to be sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the court may direct and the proceeds (if any) to be paid to the proper officer;

(c)     appoint a receiver to take possession, subject to such conditions and

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