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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
87Giving notice if a forfeiture order is discharged on appeal or by quashing of a conviction
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#### 87 Giving notice if a forfeiture order is discharged on appeal or by quashing of a conviction
(1) This section applies in relation to particular property if:
(a) a \*forfeiture order that covered that property is discharged by a court hearing an appeal against the making of the order; or
(b) a forfeiture order that covered that property is discharged under section 81 or subsection 85(3); or
(c) a forfeiture order that covered the property is discharged under subsection 85(2) in relation to that property.
(2) The \*responsible authority must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of the discharge to any person the authority reasonably believes may have had an \*interest in that property immediately before the order was made.
(3) The \*responsible authority must, if required by a court, give or publish notice of the discharge to a specified person or class of persons. The court may also specify the time and manner in which the notice is to be given or published.
(4) A notice given under this section must include a statement to the effect that a person claiming to have had an \*interest in that property may apply under section 88 for the transfer of the interest, or its value, to the person.