Part 5

Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct
Chapter 2

Civil recovery in the High Court or Court of Session

Interim receiving orders (England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

Functions of interim receiver
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1
An interim receiving order may authorise or require the interim receiver—
a
to exercise any of the powers mentioned in Schedule 6,
b
to take any other steps the court thinks appropriate,
for the purpose of securing the detention, custody or preservation of the property to which the order applies or of taking any steps under subsection (2).
2
An interim receiving order must require the interim receiver to take any steps which the court thinks necessary to establish—
a
whether or not the property to which the order applies is recoverable property or associated property,
b
whether or not any other property is recoverable property (in relation to the same unlawful conduct) and, if it is, who holds it.
3
If—
a
the interim receiver deals with any property which is not property to which the order applies, and
b
at the time he deals with the property he believes on reasonable grounds that he is entitled to do so in pursuance of the order,
the interim receiver is not liable to any person in respect of any loss or damage resulting from his dealing with the property except so far as the loss or damage is caused by his negligence.