C1C2C3C4 Part 3 Confiscation: Scotland

Annotations:

Restraint orders etc

120AF1Restraint orders: power to retain seized property etc.

1

A restraint order may include provision authorising the detention of any property to which it applies if the property—

a

is seized by an appropriate officer under a relevant seizure power, or

b

is produced to an appropriate officer in compliance with a production order under section 380.

2

Provision under subsection (1) may, in particular—

a

relate to specified property, to property of a specified description or to all property to which the restraint order applies;

b

relate to property that has already been seized or produced or to property that may be seized or produced in future.

3

Appropriate officer” means—

a

a constable;

b

an officer of Revenue and Customs;

F2ba

an immigration officer;

F3c

a National Crime Agency officer;

4

Relevant seizure power” means a power to seize property conferred by or by virtue of—

a

section 127C or 387,

b

a warrant granted under any other enactment or any rule of law, or

c

any other enactment, or any rule of law, under which the authority of a warrant is not required.