Section 23: Discharge of Confiscation Order
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23. Discharge of Confiscation Order
(1) A Confiscation Order shall be discharged—
(a) on the satisfaction of the Order by payment of the amount due
under the Order;
(b) if the conviction for the offence in reliance on which the Order
was made is, or is taken to be, quashed and no conviction for
the offence is substituted; or
(c) if the Order is quashed.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) (b), a person’s conviction for an
offence shall be taken to be quashed in any case where—
(a) the conviction is quashed or set aside;
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(b) the person is charged with and found guilty of the offence but is
discharged, without any conviction being recorded; or
(c) the person is granted a pardon in respect of his conviction for
the offence.
[S. 23 amended by s. 13 of Act 24 of 2012 w.e.f. 10 November 2012.]