Section 11: Forfeiture of land vehicle, ship or aircraft
65.This section enables the court, when a person is convicted on indictment of a human trafficking offence under section 2, to order the forfeiture of a vehicle, ship or aircraft used or intended to be used in connection with the offence of which the person is convicted. Subsection (2) lists the circumstances that would allow the forfeiture of a vehicle; subsections (3) to (5) do likewise for a ship or aircraft. Subsection (6) allows a person who claims to have an interest in a vehicle, ship or aircraft, and who makes an application to the court, to make representations on the question of forfeiture before the court may make an order for its forfeiture. Similar provisions are currently contained in section 60A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and supplement the more general provisions on forfeiture in section 143 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000.
