4(1)In paragraphs 2 and 3 “the proper officer” means—U.K.
(a)where the forfeiture order is made by a magistrates’ court, the [F1designated officer] for that court,
(b)where the forfeiture order is made by the Crown Court and the defendant was committed to the Crown Court by a magistrates’ court, the [F1designated officer] for the magistrates’ court, and
(c)where the forfeiture order is made by the Crown Court and the proceedings were instituted by a bill of indictment preferred by virtue of section 2(2)(b) of the M1Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933, the [F1designated officer] for the magistrates’ court for the place where the trial took place.
(2)The proper officer shall issue a certificate in respect of a forfeiture order if an application is made by—
(a)the prosecutor in the proceedings in which the forfeiture order was made,
(b)the defendant in those proceedings, or
(c)a person whom the court heard under [F2section 23B(1)] before making the order.
(3)The certificate shall state the extent (if any) to which, at the date of the certificate, effect has been given to the forfeiture order.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 4(1) substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 108(1), Sch. 8 para. 388(2); S.I. 2005/910, art. 3
F2Words in Sch. 4 para. 4(2)(c) substituted (18.6.2009) by Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28), ss. 39, 100(5), Sch. 3 para. 5(4) (with s. 101(2)); S.I. 2009/1256, art. 2(c)
Marginal Citations