Search Legislation

Advanced Search

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Section 276: Consent orders

370.This section gives the parties to civil recovery proceedings the power to settle the proceedings at any time after the claim form, or in Scotland the application, has been issued and served. Under subsection (1), the court will have the power to make an order to stay – or in Scotland sist – the proceedings on terms agreed by all the parties concerned.

371.Such an order may provide for the property to which it applies to cease to be recoverable, or make any further provision which the court thinks appropriate (subsection (2)). Subsection (3) provides that where property vests in, or money is paid to, the trustee for civil recovery under this section, the provisions of section 280 apply as though a recovery order had been made.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources