Part 5Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct

Chapter 2Civil recovery in the High Court or Court of Session

Vesting and realisation of recoverable property

I1279 Section 278: supplementary

1

Subsections (2) and (3) give examples of the satisfaction of the enforcement authority’s right to recover the original property.

2

If—

a

there is a disposal, other than a part disposal, of the original property, and

b

other property (the representative property) is obtained in its place,

the enforcement authority’s right to recover the original property is satisfied by the making of a recovery order in respect of either the original property or the representative property.

3

If—

a

there is a part disposal of the original property, and

b

other property (the representative property) is obtained in place of the property disposed of,

the enforcement authority’s right to recover the original property is satisfied by the making of a recovery order in respect of the remainder of the original property together with either the representative property or the property disposed of.

4

In this section—

a

a part disposal means a disposal to which section 314(1) applies,

b

the original property has the same meaning as in section 278.