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Section 89, Terrorism Act, 2012

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(1) Subject to this section, where the competent authorityapplies to the court for a pecuniary penalty order against a person in respect of that person’s conviction for an unlawful activity or offence the court shall, if it is satisfied that the person has benefited from that unlawful activity or offence, order him to pay to the Government an amount equal to the value of his benefit from the unlawful activity or offence or such lesser amount as the court certifies in accordance with subsection (2) of section 92 to be the amount that might be realized at the time the pecuniary penalty order is made. (2) The Court shall assess the value of the benefits derived by a person from the commission of an unlawful activity or offence in accordance with sections 92 to 96. (3) The Court shall not make a pecuniary penalty order under this section– (i) until the period allowed by the rules of court for the lodging of an appeal against conviction has expired without the appeal having been lodged; or (ii) where an appeal against conviction has been lodged, until the appeal lapses in accordance with the rules of court or is finally determined, whichever is later.

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