(1) A trustee may, with respect to sums which represent the realized proceeds of property which was vested in the trustee by an in rem recovery order or which he or she obtained pursuant to an in rem recovery order make out of the sums—
(a) first, a payment required to be made by him or her to an excepted joint owner;
(b) second, a payment of legal expenses under section 23W(7)(b);
(c) third, fees payable to a liquidator of a company appointed or supervised by the Court; and
(d) sums which remain to be paid to the Attorney General.
(2) The Attorney General may apply a sum received by him or her under subsection (1) in making payment of the remuneration and expenses of—
(a) a trustee;
(b) a receiver appointed in, or in anticipation of, the proceedings for the in rem recovery order; or
(c) a forensic accountant appointed in or in anticipation of the civil proceedings for the in rem recovery order.
(3) Any sum remaining, after payments made in accordance with subsection (2), and any accrued interest on that sum, shall be paid into the Fund after—
(a) the period permitted to lodge an application for compensation has expired or the application for compensation has been determined or disposed of; or
(b) the period within which an appeal may be made.
(Inserted by Act 18 of 2023)