▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁These ▁Act s ▁provided ▁the ▁courts ▁with ▁powers ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁proceed s ▁of ▁crime ▁where ▁an ▁off ence ▁had ▁been ▁committed ▁other ▁than ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁off ences , ▁in ▁specified ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁for ▁the ▁courts ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁proceed s ▁in ▁both ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁other ▁off ences ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁( Conf is cation ) ▁( N or thern ▁Ireland ) ▁Order ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁These ▁acts ▁were ▁am ended ▁by : ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁D rug ▁Tra ff ick ing ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Pro ceed s ▁of ▁Crime ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁Pro ceed s ▁of ▁Crime ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Pro ceed s ▁of ▁Crime ▁( N or thern ▁Ireland ) ▁Order ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Pass age ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁The ▁Pro ceed s ▁of ▁Crime ▁Bill ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary , ▁David ▁Bl unk ett , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁ ▁Part ▁