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Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act No. 121 of 1998)

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Form 3 : Notice in terms of Section 51(3)

 

* IN THE HIGH COURT ........................... DIVISION /

IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ...........................


HELD AT .......................................

CASE No. .......................................

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 51(3) OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT, 1998 (ACT No. 121 OF 1998)

TO ........................................................................................................................................

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(Name)

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(Residential address)

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(Business/work address)

You are hereby notified that on the ........ day of ........................ 20 ......., the above-mentioned Court made an order to the effect that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the following property in which you have an interest or over which you have control, namely,

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is an instrumentality of an offence referred to in Schedule 1 to the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998.

A Copy of-
i) the order of the Court; and
i) the application for the order,

is attached hereto.

You are further notified of the following:

1)     The National Director of Public Prosecutions may, in terms of section 48 of the Act, apply for the forfeiture of the above-mentioned property to the State.In terms of section 52 of the Act you may bring an application to the High Court to have any interests you may have in the property excluded from the operation of the forfeiture order.

 
2) The return of service of this notice will, in terms of section 52(3)(a) of the Act, be admissible as evidence to show that since the date of service of this notice you knew or had reasonable grounds to suspect that the property is an instrumentality of an offence referred to in Schedule 1 to the Act.

 
3) To protect your interest in the property you will, in terms of section 52(3)(b) of the Act, have to prove on a balance of probabilities that since the date of service of this notice, you have taken all reasonable steps to prevent the further use of the property as an instrumentality of an offence referred to in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Signed at .................................. this .................... day of ............................. 20 ...... .


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*CLERK OF THE COURT/REGISTRAR

DATE

 

* Delete whichever is not applicable.