Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2014

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The measure would reduce from seven years to two the time the Criminal Assets Bureau must wait before asking the High Court to sell or forfeit assets frozen because they are believed to be linked to crime. It aims to speed up the recovery of criminal proceeds, particularly from drug crime, and could bring several million euro into the State’s funds.

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 12 April 2018