Paragraph 9 Enforcement of overseas forfeiture orders.

(1)

The Governor may, by an order in the Gazette, provide for the enforcement in Anguilla of any order which—

(a)

is made by a court in a country or territory outside Anguilla designated for the purposes of this section by the said order of the Governor; and

(b)

is for the forfeiture and destruction, or the forfeiture and other disposal, of anything in respect of which an offence to which this section applies has been committed or which was used in connection with the commission of such an offence.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above an Order by the Governor under this section may provide for the registration by a court in Anguilla of any order of a court in a country or territory outside Anguilla as a condition of its enforcement and prescribe requirements to be satisfied before an order can be registered.

(3)

An Order of the Governor under this section may include such supplementary and incidental provisions as appear to him to be necessary or expedient and may apply for the purposes of the order (with such modifications as appear to him to be appropriate) any provisions relating to confiscation or forfeiture orders under any other enactment.

(4)

An Order of the Governor under this section may make different provision for different cases.

(6)

This section applies to any offence which corresponds to or is similar to an offence under the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Ordinance 1988^f1 or a drug trafficking offence defined in section 2(1) of the Drugs Trafficking Offences Ordinance 1988^f2.

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Footnotes

f1: Anguilla Ordinance No. 17 of 1988.
f2: Anguilla Ordinance No. 14 of 1988 amended by Anguilla Ordinance No. 13 of 1990.