Criminal Finances Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:25 am ar 22 Tachwedd 2016.
Amendments made: 61, in schedule 3, page 117, line 36, leave out “3” and insert “6”.
This amendment has the effect that an order for the detention of seized property under new Part 4A of Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 may be made for a period of up to 6 months, rather than 3 months. This is in line with the provision made by Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Amendment 20, in schedule 3, page 122, line 28, leave out “designated” and insert “counter-terrorism”.
See the explanatory statement to amendment 16.
Amendment 62, in schedule 3, page 122, line 38, leave out “inspector” and insert “superintendent”.
This amendment has the effect that a police officer must be of at least the rank of superintendent, rather than inspector, in order to be a senior police officer for the purposes of new Part 4A of Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.
Amendment 63, in schedule 3, page 126, line 33, at end insert—
“(5) If sub-paragraph (6) applies, the court or sheriff may order the property to which the application relates to be released to the applicant or to the person from whom it was seized.
(6) This sub-paragraph applies where—
(a) the applicant is not the person from whom the property to which the application relates was seized,
(b) it appears to the court or sheriff that the property belongs to the applicant,
(c) the court or sheriff is satisfied that the release condition is met in relation to the property, and
(d) no objection to the making of an order under sub-paragraph (5) has been made by the person from whom the property was seized.
(7) The release condition is met—
(a) in relation to property detained under paragraph 10C or 10D, if the conditions in paragraph 10C or (as the case may be) 10D for the detention of the property are no longer met, and
(b) in relation to property detained under paragraph 10G, if the court or sheriff decides not to make an order under that paragraph in relation to the property.”
This amendment adds to new paragraph 10O of Schedule 1 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, which concerns the release of property seized under new Part 4A of that Schedule, provision which is equivalent to section 301(4) and (5) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Amendment 21, in schedule 3, page 127, line 18, leave out “designated” and insert “counter-terrorism”.
See the explanatory statement to amendment 16.
Amendment 22, in schedule 3, page 127, line 20, leave out “designated” and insert “counter-terrorism”.
See the explanatory statement to amendment 16.
