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10A. Determination of extent of defendant's interest in property

(1) Where it appears to a court making a confiscation order that -

(a) there is property held by the defendant that is likely to be realised or otherwise used to satisfy the order, and

(b) a person other than the defendant holds, or may hold, an interest in the property,

the court may, if it thinks it appropriate to do so, determine the extent (at the time the confiscation order is made) of the defendant’s interest in the property.

(2) The court must not exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) unless it gives to anyone who the court thinks is or may be a person holding an interest in the property a reasonable opportunity to make representations to it.

(3) A determination under this section is conclusive in relation to any question as to the extent of the defendant’s interest in the property that arises in connection with -

(a) the realisation or destruction of the property, or the transfer of an interest in the property, with a view to satisfying the confiscation order, or

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