http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/193AProceeds of Crime Act 2002An Act to establish the Assets Recovery Agency and make provision about the appointment of its Director and his functions (including Revenue functions), to provide for confiscation orders in relation to persons who benefit from criminal conduct and for restraint orders to prohibit dealing with property, to allow the recovery of property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or which is intended to be used in unlawful conduct, to make provision about money laundering, to make provision about investigations relating to benefit from criminal conduct or to property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or to money laundering, to make provision to give effect to overseas requests and orders made where property is found or believed to be obtained through criminal conduct, and for connected purposes.2002-08-12texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-06Expert Participation2026-06-30 Part 4Confiscation: Northern IrelandRestraint orders<Addition ChangeId="key-22ffe0f96f93389018ed36fa27becda5-1532189686185" CommentaryRef="key-22ffe0f96f93389018ed36fa27becda5">Detention of property pending appeal</Addition>193A1This section applies where—aa restraint order includes provision under section 190A authorising the detention of property, andbthe restraint order is discharged under section 191(5) or 192(3)(b).2This section also applies where—aa restraint order includes provision under section 190A authorising the detention of property, andbthe restraint order is varied under section 191(5) or 192(3)(b) so as to omit any such provision.3The property may be detained until there is no further possibility of an appeal against—athe decision to discharge or vary the restraint order, orbany decision made on an appeal against that decision.Pt. 4 applied (20.12.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), s. 100(1), Sch. 6 para. 8(5) (with s. 97); S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)S. 193A inserted (1.3.2016) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 54(3), 116(1); S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(a) (with art. 4)Pt. 4 applied (20.12.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), s. 100(1), Sch. 6 para. 9(5) (with s. 97); S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)Pt. 4 applied (3.12.2014) by The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3141), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 11(5)Pt. 4 applied (20.12.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), s. 100(1), Sch. 6 para. 42(4) (with s. 97); S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)Pt. 4 applied (3.12.2014) by The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3141), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 6(5)Pt. 4: power to amend conferred (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 97(3), 178(8); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(a)Pt. 4 applied by S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12), arts. 57(5B), 59(8B) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), Supreme Court s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 19(2)(3); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)Pt. 4 functions of receiver extended (24.2.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Enforcement in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3133), arts. 1, 4(1)(a)