Section 19, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021

(l) The Court in imposing sentence on any personconvicted ofan offence under thisAct, may order that the convicted person forfeits to the Republic ofSien-a Leone- (a) any asset, money or property, whether tangible or intangible, traceable to proceeds of such offence; and (b) any computer, equipment, software, electronic device or any other device used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission ofsuch offence; Paoseculion of Exrraditable offcnces. Fodeilure to the State. s No. 7 The Cyber Secu ty aad Ctirne -4ct 202t Rcstitution Spontsncous disclosore of information. (2) Where it is established that a convicted person has assets or properties in a foreign country, acquired as a result ofsuch criminal activities listed in this Act, such assets or properties, shall subject to any Treaty or arangement with such foreign country, be forfeited to the Republic of Sierra Leone. (3) The Attomey-General and Minister of Justice shall ensure that lhe forfeited assets or properti6 are effectively transferred and yested in the Republic ofSierra L€one. (4) Any person convicted of an offence under this Act shall have his passport withheld and only retumed to him after he has served the sentence or paid the fines imposed on him. 20, In addition to any other penalty prescribed under this Act, the Court may order a person convicted ofan offence under this Act to make restitution to the victim of the false presence or fraud by directing that the person - (a) where the property involved is money, pay to the victim an anoulrt equivalent to the loss sustained; in any other case to- (i) retum the properry to the victim or to a person designated by him; or (ii) pay an amount equal to the value ofthe property, where the return of the property is impossible or impracticable. ft) an order of restitution may be enforced by the victim or by the prosecutor on behalfof the victim in the same manner as ajudgment in acivil action. PART V. NTERNATIONAL COOPERATION