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Notice type:
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Publication date:
Edition:
The London Gazette
Notice ID:
4860899
Notice code:
2301
Issue number:
64703
Page number:
7448

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF CASH WITHOUT COURT ORDER

PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2002, PART 5, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 297A

IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2015 NO. 857

To:

Name of person from whom cash seized: Kyriakos KONSTANTINIDIS and last address: Flat 4, 135 Lodge Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 6QQ

Amount of cash seized: £2,950.00

And:

Names and addresses of any other persons likely to be affected by this notice: N/A

Amount of cash in respect of which this notice is given £: 2,950.00 plus any accrued interest.

Date of seizure: 05/02/2024

Time of seizure: 15:30hrs

Place of seizure: Flat 4, 135 Lodge Road, Southampton, Hampshire SP14 6QQ.

Take notice that I ADI 23934 HANNAM, a senior officer within the meaning of S.297A(6), am satisfied that the cash, or part –

(a) Is recoverable property, or

(b) Is intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct.

Any person, whether a recipient of this notice or not, may object to the proposed forfeiture within the period for objecting. The period for objecting is at least 30 days starting with the day after this notice is given. The period for objecting to this notice expires on Monday 5th May 2025.

An objection means a written objection sent to Duty Financial Investigator, Southern Support & Training HQ, Hamble Lane, Netley, Hampshire SO31 4TS.

an objection is made when it is received at the address.

Effect of this notice S.297C:

The cash is to be detained until –

(a) the cash is forfeited under this section,

(b) the notice lapses under this section, or

(c) the cash is released under a power conferred by this Chapter.

If no objection is made within the period for objecting, and the notice has not lapsed, the cash is forfeited unless an application is made to set aside forfeiture.

An application to set aside forfeiture, S.297E, may be made by a person aggrieved by the forfeiture, to a Magistrates’ Court, before the end of the period of 30 days, starting with the day on which the period for objecting ended. The Court may extend the period in exceptional circumstances.

Signed: …ADI 23294 HANNAM…

Date:31/03/2025

You are advised to read the following notes; the notes do not form part of the notice.

Notes to forfeiture notice

1. Part 5, Chapter 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is the governing legislation.

2. The seizure, detention and forfeiture of cash which is recoverable property is a civil action, not a criminal prosecution.

3. There are Codes of Practice relating to these matters which are available from:

(a) The person who issued the notice

(b) Any police station

(c) On line at https://www.gov.uk

4. The notice must be given in accordance with Statutory Instrument 2015 No.857.