SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4 Forfeiture Orders
Part II Scotland
F1Sending domestic freezing orders
25C
1
If a certificate is made under paragraph 25B, the restraint order and the certificate are to be sent to the Lord Advocate 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 Lord Advocate for forwarding as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).
Sch. 4 Pt. 2 paras. 25A-25G and cross-headings inserted (prosp.) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 90, 94(1), Sch. 4 para. 5