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Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989
17CNotification of forfeiture
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#### 17C Notification of forfeiture
17C Notification of forfeiture
> > (1) The relevant authority must give a notice of intention to forfeit relevant property (a forfeiture notice) in accordance with this section.
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> > (2) The relevant authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give the notice—
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> > > (a) to each person the relevant authority knows or reasonably suspects has a beneficial interest in the relevant property, and
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> > > (b) no later than 28 days before the end of the relevant period.
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> > (3) The notice must include the following—
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> > > (a) a description of the relevant property,
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> > > (b) the date on which the relevant period will end,
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> > > (c) the way in which, and time within which, a person may apply for an exclusion order.
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> > (4) Failure to give a notice in accordance with this section does not affect the forfeiture of relevant property under this Division if reasonable steps were taken to give the notice.
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> **s 17C:** Ins 2022 No 55, Sch 1\[7\].