7 Effect of a forfeiture order
Knives Act 1997 (1997 c 21) | Legislation

7  Effect of a forfeiture order

(1)     An order under section 6 (a “forfeiture order”) operates to deprive the offender of his rights, if any, in the property to which it relates.

(2)     The property to which a forfeiture order relates must be taken into the possession of the police (if it is not already in their possession).

(3)     The court may, on an application made by a person who—

(a)     claims property to which a forfeiture order applies, but

(b)     is not the

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