Clause 20 - No order made: reconsideration of case

Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 11:15 am ar 27 Tachwedd 2001.

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Photo of Steve McCabe Steve McCabe Llafur, Birmingham, Hall Green 11:15, 27 Tachwedd 2001

I have a simple question. I understand why the hon. Gentleman made the point that, if the words do not have a purpose, they are redundant. When someone obtained property or proceeds as the result of a secondary role in what was a larger scale offence, it could be argued that he had not obtained the property or proceeds directly as a result of, but in connection with wider criminal activities.