, ▁then ▁the ▁relevant ▁date ▁is ▁the ▁start ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁off ence . ▁Legisl ation ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁passed ▁by ▁parliament ▁which ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁magistr ates ▁court ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁conf is cation ▁cases ▁which ▁have ▁a ▁value ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁However , ▁this ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁implemented . ▁ ▁In ▁ess ence ▁a ▁conf is cation ▁order ▁is ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁Court ▁requiring ▁the ▁conv icted ▁def endant ▁to ▁pay ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁a ▁specified ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁by ▁a ▁specified ▁date ▁( no ▁later ▁than ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁date ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁order ▁is ▁made ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 6 ▁months ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Crown ▁Court ▁is ▁obliged ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁conf is cation ▁order ▁if ▁requested ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁following ▁the ▁conv iction ▁of ▁the ▁def endant ▁of ▁an ▁off ence ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁obtained ▁a ▁benefit . ▁ ▁The ▁Crown ▁Court ▁must ▁normally ▁establish ▁( i ) ▁the ▁benefit ▁obtained ▁by ▁the ▁def endant ▁and ▁( ii ) ▁the ▁def endant ' s ▁available ▁amount . ▁ ▁The ▁conf is cation ▁order ▁must ▁then ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁recover able ▁amount ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁less er ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁figures . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁provides ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁determ ination ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁benefit ▁obtained ▁and ▁the ▁def endant ' s ▁available ▁amount . ▁ ▁In ▁relation