SECTION 18

(1) Where the proceeds of the embezzlement or corruption are restituted, the Procureur General of the Court may, subject to a written authorization by the Minister in charge of Justice, enter a nolle prosequi against the proceedings instituted prior to the committal to the trial court. Provided that, where such restitution is effected after committal to the trial court, a nolle prosequi may be entered against the proceedings prior to any judgment on the merits and the court seized shall pronounce the forfeitures under Section 30 of the Penal Code and note same in the criminal record. (2) The entry of a nolle prosequi shall have no effect on any disciplinary procedures.