(1) On conviction for any felony or misdemeanour, the competent court may order confiscation of any property, moveable or immoveable, belonging to the offender and attached, which was used as an instrument of its commission, or is the proceeds of the offence.
(2) Such confiscation may not be ordered on conviction for a simple offence unless specially authorized by law.
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In force from 12-07-2016
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