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54. Interest on sums unpaid under confiscation co-operation orders.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if any sum required to be paid by a person under a confiscation co-operation order is not paid when it is required to be paid (whether on the making of the order or at a later time specified by the Court), the person shall be liable to pay interest on the sum for the period for which it remains unpaid and the amount of the interest shall for the purposes of enforcement be treated as part of the amount to be recovered from the person under the order.
(2) The amount of interest payable under subsection (1) shall be disregarded when calculating the term of imprisonment to be imposed under section 52.
(3) The rate of interest payable under subsection (1) is that for the time being applying in relation to a High Court civil judgment debt.