Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018

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PART 6

Miscellaneous

Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1994

23. The Criminal Justice Act 1994 is amended—

(a) in the definition of “realisable property” in section 3(1), by the substitution of the following for all the words from “but does not include property” to the end of that definition:

“but does not include property which is the subject of a forfeiture order under—

(i) section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 ,

(ii) section 17 of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018, or

(iii) section 61 of this Act;”,

(b) in paragraph (c) of section 12(3), by the insertion of “, section 17 of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018” after “ section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 ”, and

(c) in Schedule 1A—

(i) in Part 1—

(I) by the deletion of paragraph 1, and

(II) in paragraph 6, by the substitution of “paragraphs 2 to 5” for “paragraphs 1 to 5”,

and

(ii) in Part 2—

(I) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 17:

“17A.An offence under section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018.”,

and

(II) in paragraph 19, by the substitution of “16, 17 and 17A” for “16 and 17”.