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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

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163 Effect of order on court’s other powers

(1) If the court makes a confiscation order it must proceed as mentioned in subsections (2) and (4) in respect of the offence or offences concerned. (2) The court must take account of the confiscation order before— (a) it imposes a fine on the defendant, or (b) it makes an order falling within subsection (3). (3) These orders fall within this subsection— (a) an order involving payment by the defendant, other than an order under Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)) (compensation orders); (b) an order under section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) (forfeiture orders); (c) an order under Article 11 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)) (deprivation orders); (d) an order under section 23 or 23A or 111 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (forfeiture orders). (4) Subject to subsection (2), the court must leave the confiscation order out of account in deciding the appropriate sentence for the defendant. (5) Subsection (6) applies if— (a) a court makes a confiscation order and one or both of an order for the payment of compensation under Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15) and a slavery and trafficking reparation order under Schedule 2 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, ) against the same person in the same proceedings, and (b) the court believes he will not have sufficient means to satisfy all the orders in full. (6) In such a case the court must direct that so much as it specifies of the amount (or amounts) payable under the other order (or orders) mentioned in subsection (5)(a) is to be paid out of any sums recovered under the confiscation order; and the amount it specifies must be the amount it believes will not be recoverable because of the insufficiency of the person’s means.

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163 Effect of order on court’s other powers

(1) If the court makes a confiscation order it must proceed as mentioned in subsections (2) and (4) in respect of the offence or offences concerned. (2) The court must take account of the confiscation order before— (a) it imposes a fine on the defendant, or (b) it makes an order falling within subsection (3). (3) These orders fall within this subsection— (a) an order involving payment by the defendant, other than an order under Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)) (compensation orders); (b) an order under section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) (forfeiture orders); (c) an order under Article 11 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)) (deprivation orders); (d) an order under section 23 or 23A or 111 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (forfeiture orders). (4) Subject to subsection (2), the court must leave the confiscation order out of account in deciding the appropriate sentence for the defendant. (5) Subsection (6) applies if— (a) a court makes a confiscation order and one or both of an order for the payment of compensation under Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15) and a slavery and trafficking reparation order under Schedule 2 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, ) against the same person in the same proceedings, and (b) the court believes he will not have sufficient means to satisfy all the orders in full. (6) In such a case the court must direct that so much as it specifies of the amount (or amounts) payable under the other order (or orders) mentioned in subsection (5)(a) is to be paid out of any sums recovered under the confiscation order; and the amount it specifies must be the amount it believes will not be recoverable because of the insufficiency of the person’s means.

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