56Recovery from fraudulent claimants

56 Recovery from fraudulent claimants

56 Recovery from fraudulent claimants

(1) The Tribunal may, on application by the Commissioner, make an order for restitution for such amount as has been paid to a person as victims support if the person is convicted of—

(a) an offence of obtaining approval for the giving of victims support by means of fraud or false pretence or by means of a wilfully false or wilfully misleading statement, or

(b) an offence, in relation to the obtaining of such approval, of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

(2) An order for restitution may not be made if 2 years or more have elapsed since the date on which the person was convicted of the relevant offence.

(3) The provisions of Part 5 relating to the recovery of money under an order for restitution and Part 7A of the Fines Act 1996 apply to an order for restitution under this section (with any modifications prescribed by the regulations).

s 56: Am 2017 No 6, Sch 2 [5].