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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
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- s. 18(6) text amended by 2007 c. 27 Sch. 8 para. 7 Sch. 14
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- S.I. 2005/2026 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2005/2122 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2005/950 Sch. 2 para. 23
- S.I. 2005/2455 art. 2 Sch. commences (2005 c. 19)
- S.I. 2005/3136 art. 2 3 commences (2005 c. 15)
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- S.I. 2006/281 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 32)
- S.I. 2006/378 art. 2-7 Sch. commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2006/1085 art. 2-4 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2006/1835 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 44)
- S.I. 2006/2406 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 11)
- S.I. 2006/2811 art. 2 3 commences (2002 c. 32)
- S.I. 2006/3422 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 44)
- S.I. 2007/2874 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 44)
- S.I. 2008/219 art. 2 3 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2008/755 art. 2 15-18 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2008/2504 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2009/82 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 30)
- S.I. 2009/812 art. 3 commences (2006 c. 52)
- S.I. 2009/1059 Order transitional provisions for effects of commencing SI 2009/812
- S.I. 2009/1167 art. 3 4 commences (2006 c. 52)
- S.I. 2009/1256 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 28)
- S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
- S.I. 2009/2605 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 32)
- S.I. 2009/3096 art. 2-4 commences (2009 c. 26)
- S.I. 2010/128 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 18)
- S.I. 2010/495 art. 3 4 commences (2006 c. 18)
- S.I. 2010/606 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 30)
- S.I. 2010/816 art. 2-6 Sch. commences (2009 c. 25)
- S.I. 2011/3019 art. 3 Sch. 1 Comencement Order
- S.S.I. 2003/210 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 29)
- S.S.I. 2004/494 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 19)
- S.S.I. 2008/115 art. 3 commences (2007 asp 3)
- S.S.I. 2008/152 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.S.I. 2009/67 art. 3 Sch. 1 Sch. 2 commences (2007 asp 3)
- S.S.I. 2009/224 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.S.I. 2011/31 art. 5 amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2008/115 and SSI 2009/67 and SSI 2009/369
- S.R. 2005/4 art. 3 commences (S.I. 2004/702 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2008/510 art. 2 commences (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2009/22 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 13 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2012/119 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 13 (N.I.))
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18 Provision of information by defendantE+W
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(1)This section applies if—
(a)the court is proceeding under section 6 in a case where section 6(3)(a) applies, or
(b)it is proceeding under section 6 in a case where section 6(3)(b) applies or it is considering whether to proceed.
(2)For the purpose of obtaining information to help it in carrying out its functions the court may at any time order the defendant to give it information specified in the order.
(3)An order under this section may require all or a specified part of the information to be given in a specified manner and before a specified date.
(4)If the defendant fails without reasonable excuse to comply with an order under this section the court may draw such inference as it believes is appropriate.
(5)Subsection (4) does not affect any power of the court to deal with the defendant in respect of a failure to comply with an order under this section.
(6)If the prosecutor or the Director (as the case may be) accepts to any extent an allegation made by the defendant—
(a)in giving information required by an order under this section, or
(b)in any other statement given to the court in relation to any matter relevant to deciding the available amount under section 9,
the court may treat the acceptance as conclusive of the matters to which it relates.
(7)For the purposes of this section an allegation may be accepted in a manner ordered by the court.
(8)If the court makes an order under this section it may at any time vary it by making another one.
(9)No information given under this section which amounts to an admission by the defendant that he has benefited from criminal conduct is admissible in evidence in proceedings for an offence.
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