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Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1994.
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27.—Section 13 of the Act of 1994 is amended as follows:
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(a) by substituting the following for subsection (2):
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“(2) The High Court may exercise the powers of a court under section 4, 8A or 9 of this Act to make a confiscation order against the defendant in the case of a conviction for a drug trafficking offence, an offence of financing terrorism or an offence other than a drug trafficking offence or an offence of financing terrorism if—
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(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions asks the High Court to proceed under this section, and
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(b) the High Court is satisfied that the defendant has died or absconded.”;
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(b) by substituting the following for subsection (4):
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“(4) The High Court may exercise the powers of a court under section 4, 8A or 9 of this Act to make a confiscation order against the defendant if—
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(a) the relevant proceedings have been instituted in respect of a drug trafficking offence, an offence of financing terrorism or an offence other than a drug trafficking offence or an offence of financing terrorism,
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(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions asks the High Court to proceed under this section, and
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(c) the High Court is satisfied that the defendant has absconded.”;
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(c) in subsection (6) by substituting the following for paragraph (a):
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“(a) sections 5(2), 8B(2), 10(3) and 10(4) of this Act shall not apply,”.
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