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(1) The Special Prosecutor shall apply to the Court for a confiscation order in respect of tainted property if the person from whom the property was seized

(a) is on trial for corruption or a corruption-related offence; or

(b) is convicted of corruption or a corruption-related offence but dies or absconds.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1), a person is considered to have absconded if reasonable attempts to attest that person pursuant to the warrant are unsuccessful during the period of three months after the date of issue of the warrant.

(3) Where the Special Prosecutor applies for a confiscation order in respect of property under this section, the Court shall, before hearing the application for the confiscation order,

(a) require notice of the application to be given to the person who appears in the opinion of the Court to have an interest in the property; or

(b) direct notice of the application to be published on the website of the Office and in the Gazette or a daily newspaper of national circulation containing the particulars in three publications within ninety days.