Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Discharge and miscellaneous orders: Confiscation of motor vehicles
142Order may be cancelled on application by bona fide purchaser
On application to it by any person, the court must cancel a confiscation order (including a confiscation and destruction order under section 129A or 136(4)) made in respect of a motor vehicle if it is satisfied that, at any time after the conviction of the offender, that person purchased the motor vehicle in good faith without knowledge of the conviction.
In the circumstances described in subsection (1), the court—
- must make an order prohibiting the offender from acquiring any interest in a motor vehicle within 12 months after the date of the confiscation order or confiscation and destruction order:
- may make any other consequential order or orders that it thinks just and reasonable.
Section 136 applies with any necessary modifications to an order made under subsection (2)(a).
Compare
- 1985 No 120 s 88
Notes
- Section 142(1): amended, on , by section 20(1) of the Sentencing (Vehicle Confiscation) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 37).
- Section 142(2): replaced, on , by section 20(2) of the Sentencing (Vehicle Confiscation) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 37).
- Section 142(3): inserted, on , by section 20(2) of the Sentencing (Vehicle Confiscation) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 37).


