Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a *pecuniary penalty order made in relation to a person's conviction of an offence is discharged if:
(a) the person's conviction of any of the offences to which the order relates is subsequently *quashed; and
(b) the *responsible authority does not, within 14 days after the conviction is quashed, apply to the court that made the order for the order to be confirmed or varied.
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Hide history note146(2)
Unless and until a court decides otherwise on such an application, the * quashing of the conviction does not affect the * pecuniary penalty order:
(a) for 14 days after the conviction is quashed; and
(b) if the *responsible authority makes such an application.
146(2A)
To avoid doubt, the *responsible authority may make an application to confirm the order and an application to vary the order, and the court may hear both applications at the same time.
146(3)
A *pecuniary penalty order made in relation to a person's conviction of an offence is discharged if:
(a) the person's conviction of the offence is subsequently *quashed; and
(b) the order does not relate to any other offence; and
(c) the offence is not a *serious offence.
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