66 Power of court to forfeit sound equipment
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (1994 c 33) | Legislation

66  Power of court to forfeit sound equipment

(1)     Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 63 in relation to a gathering to which that section applies and the court is satisfied that any sound equipment which has been seized from him under section 64(4), or which was in his possession or under his control at the relevant time, has been used at the gathering the court may make an order for forfeiture under this subsection in respect of that property.

(2)     The court may make an order under subsection (1) above whether or not it also deals with the offender in respect of the offence in any other way and without regard to any restrictions on forfeiture in any enactment.

(3)     In considering whether to make an order under subsection (1) above in respect of any property a court shall have regard—

(a)     to the value of the property; and

(b)     to the likely financial and other effects on the offender of the making of the order

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