Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Forfeiture of property. |
17.— Section 61 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 , is hereby amended— | |
(a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A) Where— | ||
(a) a person has been convicted of an offence under section 3 or 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1883 , section 15 of the Firearms Act, 1925 , or section 27A of the Firearms Act, 1964 , and | ||
(b) a forfeiture order may be made in the case of that person by virtue of subsection (1) of this section in respect of property to which that subsection applies, | ||
the court shall, subject to subsection (5) of this section, make the forfeiture order, unless, having regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (2) of this section and to the nature and degree of seriousness of the offence of which the person has been convicted, it is satisfied that there would be a serious risk of injustice if it made the order.”, | ||
and | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5): | ||
“(5A) A court may, in making a forfeiture order, include such provisions in that order, or, as the case may require, may make an order supplemental to that order that contains such provisions, as appear to it to be necessary to protect any interest in the property, the subject of the forfeiture order, of a person other than the offender.”. |