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12c. 11
Terrorism Act 2000

Part III

(b) which, at that time, he knew or had reasonable cause to suspect would or might be used for the purposes of terrorism.

(4) Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 17 the court may order the forfeiture of the money or other property—

(a) to which the arrangement in question related, and
(b) which, at the time of the offence, he knew or had reasonable cause to suspect would or might be used for the purposes of terrorism.

(5) Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 18 the court may order the forfeiture of the money or other property to which the arrangement in question related.

(6) Where a person is convicted of an offence under any of sections 15 to 18, the court may order the forfeiture of any money or other property which wholly or partly, and directly or indirectly, is received by any person as a payment or other reward in connection with the commission of the offence.

(7) Where a person other than the convicted person claims to be the owner of or otherwise interested in anything which can be forfeited by an order under this section, the court shall give him an opportunity to be heard before making an order.

(8) A court in Scotland shall not make an order under this section except on the application of the prosecutor—

(a) in proceedings on indictment, when he moves for sentence, and
(b) in summary proceedings, before the court convicts the accused,

and for the purposes of any appeal or review, an order under this section made by a court in Scotland is a sentence.

(9) Schedule 4 (which makes further provision in relation to forfeiture orders under this section) shall have effect.

Seizure of terrorist cash

Interpretation. 24.—(1) In sections 25 to 31 “authorised officer” means any of the following—

(a) a constable,
(b) a customs officer, and
(c) an immigration officer.

(2) In sections 25 to 31 “cash” means—

(a) coins and notes in any currency,
(b) postal orders,
(c) travellers’ cheques,
(d) bankers’ drafts, and
(e) such other kinds of monetary instrument as the Secretary of State may specify by order.

Seizure and detention. 25.—(1) An authorised officer may seize and detain any cash to which this section applies if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that—

(a) it is intended to be used for the purposes of terrorism,