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PART 33CONFISCATION AND RELATED PROCEEDINGS

GENERAL RULES

Application for registration of Scottish or Northern Ireland order

33.4.—(1) This rule applies to an application for registration of an order under article 6 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Enforcement in different parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2002(1).

(2) The application may be made without notice.

(3) The application must be in writing and may be supported by a witness statement which must—

(a)exhibit the order or a certified copy of the order; and

(b)to the best of the witness’s ability, give full details of the realisable property located in England and Wales in respect of which the order was made and specify the person holding that realisable property.

(4) If the court registers the order, the applicant must serve notice of the registration on—

(a)any person who holds realisable property to which the order applies; and

(b)any other person whom the applicant knows to be affected by the order.

(5) The permission of the Crown Court under rule 33.10 (Service outside the jurisdiction) is not required to serve the notice outside England and Wales.