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5.—(1) An application under section 303Z14(2) of the Act for the forfeiture of money held in a frozen account must be made in writing and may be sent to the court to which the application for the account freezing order under section 303Z3 of the Act has been sent.
(2) But where the reasonable grounds for suspicion which led to the application under section 303Z14(2) of the Act are connected to the reasonable grounds for suspicion which led to the seizure of other property to which a previous order made under sections 295(2) or 303L(1) of the Act relates—
(a)the application under section 303Z14(2) of the Act must specify the connection to any such previous order; and
(b)the application under section 303Z14(2) of the Act may be sent to any court which made such a previous order.
(3) The applicant must send a copy of the application to every person to whom notice of the account freezing order made under section 303Z3(2) of the Act in respect of the funds to which the application relates has been given and to any other person identified by the court as being affected by the application.
(4) The court must fix a date for a hearing, which unless directed otherwise shall not be earlier than seven days from the date on which it is fixed, and must notify that date to the applicant and every person to whom a copy of the application is required to be sent under paragraph (3).
(5) At the directions hearing, the court may give directions relating to the management of the proceedings, including directions as to the date for the hearing of the application.
(6) If neither the persons by or for whom the frozen account is operated, nor any other person who is affected by the account freezing order, seeks to contest the application, the court may decide the application at the directions hearing.
(7) A copy of an order for the forfeiture of frozen funds under section 303Z14 of the Act shall be given by the court to every person to whom notice of the account freezing order made under section 303Z3(2) of the Act in respect of the frozen account and to any other person identified by the court as being affected by the application.
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