300 Application of forfeited cashU.K.
(1)Cash forfeited under [F1section 298], and any accrued interest on it—
(a)if forfeited by a magistrates’ court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund,
(b)if forfeited by the sheriff, is to be paid into the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
(2)But it is not to be paid in—
(a)before the end of the period within which an appeal under section 299 may be made, or
(b)if a person appeals under that section, before the appeal is determined or otherwise disposed of.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 300(1) substituted (1.6.2015) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(1), Sch. 7 para. 107; S.I. 2015/983, arts. 2(2)(e), 3(ff)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 5 Ch. 3 applied by 2007 c. 30, s. 24(1) (as substituted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 21(3), 58(1)(6); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(f))
C2Pt. 5 Ch. 3 applied (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by 2007 c. 30, s. 24(1) (as substituted by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 21(3), 58(1)(6); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(f); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 2(1)(i))