C8C7C6C3C5C1C2C4Part 4Confiscation: Northern Ireland

Annotations:

Reconsideration

175AF1Recovery from estate of deceased defendant impractical: discharge of order

1

This section applies if—

a

a court has made a confiscation order,

b

the defendant dies while the order is not satisfied, and

c

the prosecutor applies to the Crown Court for the discharge of the order.

2

The court may discharge the order if it appears to the court that—

a

it is not possible to recover anything from the estate of the deceased for the purpose of satisfying the order to any extent, or

b

it would not be reasonable to make any attempt, or further attempt, to recover anything from the estate of the deceased for that purpose.