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(1) The Court hearing an application for confiscation of tainted property shall infer from the record of proceedings,

(a) that the property was used to facilitate or aid the commission of a serious offence if it was in the person’s possession at the time of or immediately before the arrest of the person for the serious offence for which the person is on trial or convicted, and

(b) that the property was derived, obtained or realized as a result of the serious offence if it was acquired by the person before, during or within a reasonable time after the period of the serious offence of which the person is on trial or convicted, and the Court is satisfied that the income of that person from sources unrelated to a serious offence cannot reasonably account for the acquisition of that property in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

(2) Where the Court orders that property, other than money be confiscated, the Court shall specify in the order the amount that is considered to be the value of the property at the time the order is made.

(3) The Court shall have regard to the gravity of the offence in considering whether a confiscation order should be made.

(4) Where the Court makes a confiscation order, the Court shall give directions to give effect to the order.