SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Amendments

9Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)

1

The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 is amended as follows.

2

In section 30(3) (meaning of sentence) omit “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (c) insert—

d

a confiscation order under Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

e

an order which varies a confiscation order made under Part 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 if the varying order is made under section 171, 172 or 179 of that Act (but not otherwise).

3

In section 31 (appeal to House of Lords) after subsection (1) insert—

1A

In subsection (1) above the reference to the prosecutor includes a reference to the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency in a case where (and to the extent that) he is a party to the appeal to the Court of Appeal.