Section 282A: Scope of powers

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 · 2002 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct — Chapter 2: Civil recovery in the High Court or Court of Session

An order under this Chapter may be made by the High Court ... or the Court of Session—

in respect of property wherever situated, and
in respect of a person wherever domiciled, resident or present,

subject to subsection (2).

Such an order may not be made by the High Court ... or the Court of Session in respect of—

property that is outside the United Kingdom, or
property that is in the United Kingdom but outside the relevant part of the United Kingdom,

unless there is or has been a connection between the case and the relevant part of the United Kingdom.

The circumstances in which there is or has been such a connection include those described in Schedule 7A.

"The relevant part of the United Kingdom" means—

in relation to an order made by the High Court in England and Wales, England and Wales, ...
in relation to an order made by the Court of Session, Scotland., and
in relation to an order made by the High Court in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland.

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