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UK Law Reference
All sections of Limitation Act 1980
1980 c. 58, s.27C

Section 27C — Actions for exploitation proceeds orders

This version in force from 2010-04-06

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) [F1 None of the time limits given in the preceding provisions of this Act applies to proceedings under Part 7 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (criminal memoirs etc ) for an exploitation proceeds order. ]

(2) [F1 Proceedings under that Part for such an order are not to be brought after the expiration of 6 years from the date on which the enforcement authority's cause of action accrued.]

(3) [F1 Proceedings under that Part for such an order are brought when an application is made for the order.]

(4) [F1 Where exploitation proceeds have been obtained by a person from a relevant offence, an enforcement authority's cause of action under that Part in respect of those proceeds accrues when the enforcement authority has actual knowledge that the proceeds have been obtained.]

(5) [F1 Expressions used in this section and that Part have the same meaning in this section as in that Part.]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 S. 27C inserted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 171(1), 182(5) (with s. 180); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 11