The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005

Registration of external orders

22.—(1) Where the Crown Court decides to give effect to an external order, it must—

(a) register the order in that court;

(b) provide for notice of the registration to be given to any person affected by it; and

(c) appoint the relevant Director as the enforcement authority for the order.

(2) Only an external order registered by the Crown Court may be implemented under this Chapter.

(3) The Crown Court may cancel the registration of the external order, or vary the property to which it applies, on an application by the relevant Director or any person affected by it if, or to the extent that, the court is of the opinion that any of the conditions in article 21 is not satisfied.

(4) The Crown Court must cancel the registration of the external order, on an application by the relevant Director or any person affected by it, if it appears to the court that the order has been satisfied—

(a) in the case of an order for the recovery of a sum of money specified in it, by payment of the amount due under it, or

(b) in the case of an order for the recovery of specified property, by the surrender of the property, or

(c) by any other means.

(5) Where the registration of an external order is cancelled or varied under paragraph (3) or (4), the Crown Court must provide for notice of this to be given to the relevant Director and any person affected by it.