16 Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Consumer Protection Act 1987 (1987 c 43) | Legislation

16  Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)     An enforcement authority in England and Wales or Northern Ireland may apply under this section for an order for the forfeiture of any goods on the grounds that there has been a contravention in relation to the goods of a safety provision.

(2)     An application under this section may be made—

(a)     where proceedings have been brought in a magistrates' court for an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to some or all of the goods of any safety provision, to that court;

(b)     where an application with respect to some or all of the goods has been made to a magistrates' court under section 15 above or section 33

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