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

Restraint orders

95.—(1) If either condition set out in article 94 is satisfied, the High Court may make an order (“a restraint order”) prohibiting any specified person from dealing with relevant property which is identified in the external request and specified in the order.

(2) A restraint order may be made subject to exceptions, and an exception may in particular—

(a) make provision for reasonable living expenses and reasonable legal expenses in connection with the proceedings seeking a restraint order or the registration of an external order;

(b) make provision for the purpose of enabling any person to carry on any trade, business, profession or occupation;

(c) be made subject to conditions.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies if—

(a) a court makes a restraint order, and

(b) the applicant for the order applies to the court to proceed under paragraph (4) (whether as part of the application for the restraint order or at any time afterwards).

(4) The court may make such order as it believes is appropriate for the purpose of ensuring that the restraint order is effective.

(5) A restraint order does not affect property for the time being subject to a charge under any of these provisions—

(a) section 9 of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986(1);

(b) section 78 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(2);

(c) Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990(3);

(d) section 27 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994(4);

(e) Article 32 of the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(5).

(6) Dealing with property includes removing it from Northern Ireland.

(1)

1986 c. 32.

(2)

1988 c. 33.

(3)

S.I. 1990/2588 (N.I. 17).

(4)

1994 c. 37.

(5)

S.I. 1996/1299 (N.I. 9).