s. 44A 44A Certificate of disposal S. 44A inserted by (1) The Minister or a person prescribed for the No. 77/2013 purposes of section 44(1) may issue a certificate s. 11. certifying that specified property has been disposed of in accordance with section 44. (2) A certificate issued under subsection (1)— (a) is admissible in evidence in proceedings under this Act; and (b) in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof that the property has been disposed of in accordance with section 44. 45 Relief from undue hardship S. 45 (Heading) inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 16(1). (1) Subject to subsection (1A), if a court is satisfied S. 45(1) amended by that undue hardship may reasonably be likely to No. 55/2014 be caused to any person by a forfeiture order or a s. 16(2). civil forfeiture order made by that court, the court— (a) may order that the person is entitled to be S. 45(1)(a) amended by paid a specified amount out of the forfeited No. 55/2014 property, being an amount that the court s. 16(3). thinks is necessary to prevent undue hardship to the person; and (b) may make ancillary orders for the purpose of ensuring the proper application of an amount so paid to a person who is under 18 years of age. (1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), when S. 45(1A) inserted by determining whether undue hardship may be No. 55/2014 caused by a forfeiture order to the person s. 16(4). convicted of the offence in relation to which the forfeiture order has been made, the court must not
S. 44A inserted by No. 77/2013 s. 11. 44A Certificate of disposal (1) The Minister or a person prescribed for the purposes of section 44(1) may issue a certificate certifying that specified property has been disposed of in accordance with section 44. (2) A certificate issued under subsection (1)— (a) is admissible in evidence in proceedings under this Act; and (b) in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof that the property has been disposed of in accordance with section 44. S. 45 (Heading) inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 16(1). 45 Relief from undue hardship s. 44A S. 45(1) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 16(2). (1) Subject to subsection (1A), if a court is satisfied that undue hardship may reasonably be likely to be caused to any person by a forfeiture order or a civil forfeiture order made by that court, the court— S. 45(1)(a) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 16(3). (a) may order that the person is entitled to be paid a specified amount out of the forfeited property, being an amount that the court thinks is necessary to prevent undue hardship to the person; and (b) may make ancillary orders for the purpose of ensuring the proper application of an amount so paid to a person who is under 18 years of age. S. 45(1A) inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 16(4). (1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), when determining whether undue hardship may be caused by a forfeiture order to the person convicted of the offence in relation to which the forfeiture order has been made, the court must not
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