Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

THIRD GROUP OF PARTS U.K. Disposals

PART 7 E+W Financial orders and orders relating to property

CHAPTER 4 E+W Forfeiture, deprivation of property etc

156 Deprivation order: property to be taken into possession of police or Secretary of State E+W

(1) Where the court makes a deprivation order in respect of an offender for an offence, this section applies to the property to which the order relates.

(2) If the court considers that the offence—

(a) related to immigration or asylum, or

(b) was committed for a purpose in connection with immigration or asylum,

it may order that the property is to be taken into the possession of the Secretary of State.

(3) Property that is taken into the possession of the Secretary of State by virtue of subsection (2) is to be treated for the purposes of section 26 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (disposal of property) as property that has come into the possession of the Secretary of State as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) of that section.

(4) Unless the court makes an order under subsection (2), the property is to be taken into the possession of the police (if it is not already in their possession).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 156 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2