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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
315Proceedings are civil, not criminal
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315 Proceedings are civil, not criminal
(1) Proceedings on an application for a *restraining order or a *confiscation order are not criminal proceedings. (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.