http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/67LProceeds 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 2Confiscation: England and Wales<Addition ChangeId="key-cbaeedb61159e4a68f7c0c03ce4d0c55-1783336035020" CommentaryRef="key-cbaeedb61159e4a68f7c0c03ce4d0c55">Appeals</Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-cbaeedb61159e4a68f7c0c03ce4d0c55-1783336035020" CommentaryRef="key-cbaeedb61159e4a68f7c0c03ce4d0c55">Appeals in relation to realisation etc of seized property</Addition>67L1If the enforcing court decides not to make an order under section 67ZA(3), 67A(3) or 67AA(2), an appropriate officer may appeal against the decision to the applicable court.2If the enforcing court makes an order under 67ZA(3), 67A(3) or 67AA(2), a person affected by the order may appeal in respect of the order to the applicable court, but only if conditions 1 and 2 are met (and see subsection (5)).3Condition 1 is met if no determination under section 10A has been made in relation to the case.4Condition 2 is met if—athe person concerned was not given a reasonable opportunity to make representations when the confiscation order was made, orbit appears to the applicable court to be arguable that not hearing the appeal would result in a serious risk of injustice to that person.5A person holding the property to which the order under section 67ZA, 67A or (as the case may be) 67AA relates may not appeal under subsection (2) if there is a confiscation order made against them.6An appropriate officer may appeal to the applicable court against—aa decision by the enforcing court not to make a determination under section 67B;ba determination made by the enforcing court under that section.7On an appeal under this section to the Court of Appeal it may—aconfirm the decision, orbmake such order as it believes is appropriate.8An appeal lies to the Supreme Court from a decision of the Court of Appeal on an appeal under this section, at the instance of any person who was a party to the proceedings before the Court of Appeal.9On an appeal under subsection (8) the Supreme Court may—aconfirm the decision of the Court of Appeal, orbmake such order as it believes is appropriate.10In this section—“the applicable court” is—in a case where the enforcing court is a magistrates’ court, the Crown Court;in a case where the enforcing court is the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal;“appropriate officer” has the same meaning as in section 41A.Pt. 2 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. 2 applied (with modifications) (3.12.2014) by The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3141), regs. 1(b), 15(5)Pt. 2: 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. 2: power to modify conferred (20.3.2015) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 47, 61(2); S.I. 2015/813, art. 2(b)Pt. 2 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)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.6.2015) by The Restraint Orders (Legal Aid Exception and Relevant Legal Aid Payments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/868), regs. 1, 5 (with reg. 4)Pt. 2 applied by Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11), Sch. 8 paras. 8(5A), 34(3A) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 39(2)(5); S.S.I. 2003/210, art. 2(1)(b)(2), sch. (with art. 7); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.) Pt. 2 applied by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), ss. 56(5B), 58(8B) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 14(2)(3); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (3.12.2014) by The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3141), regs. 1(b), 10(5)Pt. 2 applied (12.2.2019 for specified purposes, 13.8.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(1)(g), Sch. 3 para. 33(5) (with s. 25(9)); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(g)Pt. 2 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)Ss. 67E-67L and cross-heading inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 21 para. 31(2); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z12)