(1) The Crown Court must proceed under this section if the following two conditions are satisfied.
(2) The first condition is that a defendant falls within either of the following paragraphs -
(a) he is convicted of an offence or offences in proceedings before the Crown Court;
(b) he is committed to the Crown Court in respect of an offence or offences under section 218 below (committal with a view to a confiscation order being considered).
(3) The second condition is that -
(a) the prosecutor asks the court to proceed under this section, or
(b) the court believes it is appropriate for it to do so.
(4) The court must proceed as follows -
(a) it must decide whether the defendant has a criminal lifestyle;
(b) if it decides that he has a criminal lifestyle it must decide whether he has benefited from his general criminal conduct;
(c) if it decides that he does not have a criminal lifestyle it must decide whether he has benefited from his particular criminal conduct.
(5) If the court decide
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