Clause 9 - Defendant's benefit
Proceeds of Crime Bill
Public Bill Committees, 20 November 2001, 12:15 pm
Mr George Foulkes (Minister of State, Scottish Office; Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley, Labour/Co-operative)
It would perhaps be better to deal with that last question later. Bearing in mind your admonition in relation to clause 11, Mr. Gale, I shall answer the point made by the hon. Member for Spelthorne. Subsection (2)(b) must be read in the context of subsection (1), which relates to decisions on benefit from conduct. Clause 76(4) provides that
``A person benefits from conduct if he obtains property as a result of or in connection with the conduct.''
Therefore, the reference to property in clause 9(2)(b) must be read in that context.