Examination orders relating to applications for confirmation of forfeiture
132 Examination orders relating to applications for confirmation of forfeiture
If an application relating to the quashing of a person's conviction of a serious offence is made under section 64,
83 or 125, the court to which the application is made may, on the application of the DPP, make an order (an examination order) for the examination of any person, including—
the person whose conviction is quashed; or
a person whose property is, or a person who has an interest in property that is, the subject of the forfeiture, pecuniary penalty order or literary proceeds order (as the case may require) to which the application relates; or
a spouse or domestic partner of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), about the affairs (including the nature and location of any property) of a person referred to in paragraph (a),
or (c).
The examination order ceases to have effect—
if the application is withdrawn; or
when the court finally determines the application.
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