Application for confiscation order
(1) Where a person is convicted of an indictable offence, the DPP may, subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) apply to an appropriate court for one or both of the following orders:
(a) a forfeiture order against property that is tainted property in respect of the offence;
(b) a pecuniary penalty order against the person in respect of benefits derived by the person from the commission of the offence.
(2) The DPP:
(a) is not empowered to make an application after the end of the relevant application period in relation to the conviction; and
(b) is not empowered to make an application after the commencement of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 unless some or all of the property which could be used to satisfy the order is property in respect of which a restraining order is in force.