Clause 89 - Confiscation orders by magistrates' courts
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill
3:45 pm
Ms Caroline Flint (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (reducing organised and international crime, anti drugs co-ordination and international and European issues), Home Office; Don Valley, Labour)
I thought that the hon. Gentleman was going to raise again the point about the magistrates courts. He is particularly interested in that because of his experience on the Committee that considered the Proceeds of Crime Bill.
The Attorney-General and others asked us to make the clause available to make better sense and use of effecting what we wanted from the 2002 Act. I am not sure that my answer will satisfy the hon. Gentleman—I am not sure that it satisfies me—but it might be possible to restrict ''any enactment'' in clause 89(3) to the relevant parts of the 2002 Act. If necessary, I shall seek further information.