12.—(1) An application under paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 for compensation shall be made in writing and shall be lodged with the clerk of petty sessions and shall specify the grounds on which it is made.
(2) The clerk of petty sessions shall send a copy of the application to—
(a)the Commissioners for Customs and Excise, if the cash which is the subject of the application was seized by a customs officer;
(b)the Chief Constable, if the cash which is the subject of the application was seized by a constable;
(c)the Secretary of State, if the cash which is the subject of the application was seized by an immigration officer.
(3) The clerk of petty sessions who receives an application in accordance with paragraph (1) shall fix a date for the hearing of the application and shall notify the applicant and the person referred to in paragraph (2) of the date fixed for the hearing which, unless the clerk of petty sessions directs otherwise in any particular case, shall not be within seven days of the date on which the application is received.
Commencement Information
I1Rule 12 in operation at 11.2.2002, see rule 1