Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
CHAPTER 5
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MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 315
Proceedings are civil, not criminal
315(1)
Proceedings on an application for a * restraining order or a * confiscation order are not criminal proceedings.
315(2)
Except in relation to an offence under this Act:
(a) the rules of construction applicable only in relation to the criminal law do not apply in the interpretation of this Act; and
(b) the rules of evidence applicable in civil proceedings apply, and those applicable only in criminal proceedings do not apply, to proceedings under this Act.
Proceedings on an application for a * restraining order or a * confiscation order are not criminal proceedings.
315(2)
Except in relation to an offence under this Act:
(a) the rules of construction applicable only in relation to the criminal law do not apply in the interpretation of this Act; and
(b) the rules of evidence applicable in civil proceedings apply, and those applicable only in criminal proceedings do not apply, to proceedings under this Act.
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