Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

20.   Amount to be recovered under confiscation order

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    (1)   Subject to subsection (2), the amount to be recovered in the person's case under a confiscation order is the amount which the Court assesses to be the value of the person's benefit from the criminal conduct or if more than one, all the offences in respect of which the order may be made. (Amended by Act 4 of 2010)

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    (2)   Where the Court is satisfied as to any matter relevant for determining the amount which might be realised at the time the confiscation order is made (whether by an acceptance under section 19 or otherwise) the Court may issue a certificate giving the Court's opinion as to the matters concerned, and shall do so if satisfied that amount that might be realised at the time the confiscation order is made is less than the amount that the Court assesses to be the value of the person's benefit from the offence, or if more than one, all the offences in respect of which the confiscation order may be made.