Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

(1)

‘proceeds’ means any economic advantage derived directly or indirectly from a criminal offence; it may consist of any form of property and includes any subsequent reinvestment or transformation of direct proceeds and any valuable benefits;

(2)

‘property’ means property of any description, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title or interest in such property;

(3)

‘instrumentalities’ means any property used or intended to be used, in any manner, wholly or in part, to commit a criminal offence or criminal offences;

(4)

‘confiscation’ means a final deprivation of property ordered by a court in relation to a criminal offence;

(5)

‘freezing’ means the temporary prohibition of the transfer, destruction, conversion, disposal or movement of property or temporarily assuming custody or control of property;

(6)

‘criminal offence’ means an offence covered by any of the instruments listed in Article 3.