Part 2Confiscation: England and Wales
Enforcement as fines etc
35F1Enforcement as fines
(1)
This section applies if a court—
(a)
makes a confiscation order, and
F2(b)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
F3Sections 129(1) to (3) and (5) and 132(1) to (4) of the Sentencing Code (functions of court as to fines and enforcing fines) apply as if the amount ordered to be paid were a fine imposed on the defendant by the court making the confiscation order.
F4(2A)
Where a court is fixing a term of imprisonment or detention under F5section 129(3) of the Sentencing Code (as applied by subsection (2) above) in respect of an amount ordered to be paid under a confiscation order, the maximum terms are those specified in the second column of the Table for amounts described in the corresponding entry in the first column.
Amount | Maximum term |
|---|---|
£10,000 or less | 6 months |
More than £10,000 but no more than £500,000 | 5 years |
More than £500,000 but no more than £1 million | 7 years |
More than £1 million | 14 years |
(2B)
In the application of F6subsection (2) of section 129 of the Sentencing Code by virtue of subsection (2) above, the reference to F7subsections (3) to (5) of that section is to be read as a reference to—
(a)
F8subsections (3) and (5) of that section, and
(b)
subsection (2A) above.
(2C)
The Secretary of State may by order—
(a)
amend subsection (2A) so as to provide for minimum terms of imprisonment or detention under F9section 129(3) of the Sentencing Code (as applied by subsection (2) above) in respect of amounts ordered to be paid under a confiscation order;
(b)
amend the Table in subsection (2A) so as to remove, alter or replace any entry (including an entry inserted by virtue of the power in paragraph (a) of this subsection) or to add any entry.
(3)
In the application of Part 3 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) to an amount payable under a confiscation order—
(a)
ignore section 75 of that Act (power to dispense with immediate payment);
(b)
such an amount is not a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction for the purposes of section 81 (enforcement of fines imposed on young offenders) or a fine for the purposes of section 85 (remission of fines) of that Act;
(c)
in section 87 of that Act ignore subsection (3) (inquiry into means).