SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Forfeiture Orders

Part I England and Wales

F1Sending domestic freezing orders

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Amendments (Textual)

11C

1

If a certificate is made under paragraph 11B, the restraint order and the certificate are to be sent to the Secretary of State for forwarding to—

a

a court exercising jurisdiction in the place where the property is situated, or

b

any authority recognised by the government of the participating country as the appropriate authority for receiving orders of that kind.

2

The restraint order and the certificate must be accompanied by a forfeiture order, unless the certificate indicates when the court expects a forfeiture order to be sent.

3

The certificate must include a translation of it into an appropriate language of the participating country (if that language is not English).

4

The certificate must be signed by or on behalf of the court and must include a statement as to the accuracy of the information given in it.

The signature may be an electronic signature.

5

If the restraint order and the certificate are not accompanied by a forfeiture order, but a forfeiture order is subsequently made, it is to be sent to the Secretary of State for forwarding as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).