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Section 83: Power to make confiscation orders on committal for sentence.

Crime and Disorder Act 1998 · 1998 c. 37View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part IV: Dealing with offenders — Chapter I: England and Wales

REPEALED on 2003-03-24 by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

After subsection (9) of section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (confiscation orders) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(9A)Where an offender is committed by a magistrates' court for sentence under section 38 or 38A of theMagistrates' Courts Act 1980 or section 56 of theCriminal Justice Act 1967, this section and sections 72 to 74C below shall have effect as if the offender had been convicted of the offence in the proceedings before the Crown Court and not in the proceedings before the magistrates' court.

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