The Administrative Forfeiture of Terrorist Cash and Terrorist Money Held in Bank and Building Society Accounts (Cash and Account Forfeiture Notices) Regulations 2017

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Administrative Forfeiture of Terrorist Cash and Terrorist Money Held in Bank and Building Society Accounts (Cash and Account Forfeiture Notices) Regulations 2017, and come into force on 31st January 2018.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001;

“child” means a person under 18 years;

“electronic communication” has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1);

“protected person” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, a person who lacks capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005(2) in relation to a cash forfeiture notice or an account forfeiture notice;

(b)

in Northern Ireland, means a person who is 16 years or over who lacks capacity to understand the nature of a cash forfeiture notice or an account forfeiture notice because of an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain;

(c)

in Scotland, an adult who is incapable, within the meaning of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000(3), of understanding the nature of a cash forfeiture notice or an account forfeiture notice.

“senior officer” has the meaning given by—

(a)

in relation to a cash forfeiture notice, paragraph 5A(10) of Schedule 1 to the Act;

(b)

in relation to an account forfeiture notice, paragraph 10Q(7) of that Schedule.

(1)

2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) was amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).

(2)

2005 c. 9.

(3)

2000 asp 4.