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Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act No. 40 of 1992)

Chapter V : Proceeds of Drug Trafficking

General

50. Variation of confiscation orders

 

(1) If the superior court is satisfied that the realizable property is inadequate for the payment of the balance of the amount to be recovered under a confiscation order against the defendant in question, that court may, on the application of that defendant, issue a certificate to that effect stating the reasons for that court being so satisfied.

 

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the superior court may—
(a) in the case of realizable property held—
(i) by a person whose estate has been sequestrated, take into account the extent to which the proceeds of property in that estate may be distributed among the creditors; or
(ii) by a company or other juristic person which is being wound up, take into account the extent to which the assets of such company or juristic person may be distributed among the creditors;
(b) leave out of account any inadequacy in the realizable property which is in the opinion of that court wholly or partly attributable to anything done by the defendant for the purpose of preserving any property held by a person to whom the defendant had directly or indirectly made an affected gift from the risk of any realization under this Chapter.

 

(3)
(a) If a certificate referred to in subsection (1) has been issued, the defendant may apply to the court which made the confiscation order against him for the reduction of the amount to be recovered under that confiscation order.
(b) Such court or, if the judge or judicial officer concerned is not available, any judge or judicial officer of that court may substitute for the amount to be recovered under such confiscation order such lesser amount as that court may consider just in the circumstances of the case.