Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 435D

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435D. (1) A confiscation order made by a court outside Malta providing or purporting to provi de for the confiscation or forf eiture of any property of or in the possession or under the control of any person described in the order shall be enforceable in Malta in accordance with the provisions of article 24D(2) to (11) of the Ordinance. (2) For the purposes of this article "confiscation order" includes any judgement, decision, declaration, or other order m ade by a court whether of criminal or civil jurisdiction providing or purporting to provide for the confiscation or forfeiture of pro perty as is described in sub-article (1). (3) For the purposes of this article and of articles 435B and 435C: Cap. 373. Cap. 31. Cap. 101. "the Act" means the Prevention of Money Laundering Act ; "the Ordinances" means the Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance and the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance ; and "relevant offence" means an of fence consisting of any act or CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 289 omission which if committed in t hese Islands, or in correspondi ng circumstances, would co nstitute an offence, other than a crime under the Ordinances or under the Act, liable to the punishment of imprisonment or of detention for a term of more than one year. Controlled deliveries and joint investigations with the competent authorities of other countries. Added by: IX.2003.128. Amended by: III.2004.77; XXXI.2007.23. Cap. 101.

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