Royal Parks (Trading) Act 2000

6 Forfeiture. E+W

(1) A court which convicts a person of a park trading offence may order anything to which subsection (2) applies to be forfeited and dealt with in a manner specified in the order.

(2) This subsection applies to anything which—

(a) was seized under section 4,

(b) is retained by the Secretary of State under section 5, and

(c) the court believes to have been used in the commission of the offence.

(3) Before making an order for the forfeiture of a thing a court shall—

(a) permit anyone who claims to be its owner or to have an interest in it to make representations, and

(b) consider its value and the likely consequences of forfeiture.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 4-6 power to apply conferred by 1926 c. 36, s. 2(1A) (as inserted (19.12.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 150(1), 157(1); S.I. 2011/2834, art. 2(j))

C2 S. 6 applied by SI 1997/1639 reg. 3C (as inserted (28.3.2012) by The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/957), regs. 1, 2(2))