Section 13: Effect of order on court's other powers, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

If the court makes a confiscation order it must proceed as mentioned in subsections (2) and (4) in respect of the offence or offences concerned.

The court must take account of the confiscation order before—

it imposes a fine on the defendant, or

it makes an order falling within subsection (3).

These orders fall within this subsection—

an order involving payment by the defendant, other than an order under section 46 of the Sentencing Code (criminal courts charge) or a priority order;

an order under section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) (forfeiture orders);

an order under Chapter 4 of Part 7 of the Sentencing Code (deprivation orders);

an order under section 23 or 23A of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (forfeiture orders).

In this section "priority order" means any of the following—

a compensation order under Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Sentencing Code;

an order requiring payment of a surcharge under section 42 of the Sentencing Code;

an unlawful profit order under section 4 of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013.

a slavery and trafficking reparation order under section 8 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Subject to subsection (2), the court must leave the confiscation order out of account in deciding the appropriate sentence for the defendant.

Subsection (6) applies if—

the Crown Court makes both a confiscation order and one or more priority orders against the same person in the same proceedings, and

the court believes the person will not have sufficient means to satisfy all those orders in full.

In such a case the court must direct that so much of the amount payable under the priority order (or orders) as it specifies is to be paid out of any sums recovered under the confiscation order; and the amount it specifies must be the amount it believes will not be recoverable because of the insufficiency of the person's means.

Section 13: Effect of order on court's other powers

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