Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act No. 121 of 1998)Chapter 6 : Civil Recovery of PropertyPart 3 : Forfeiture of Property53. Forfeiture Order by Default |
| (1) | If the National Director applies for a forfeiture order by default and the High Court is satisfied that no person has appeared on the date upon which an application under section 48(1) is to be heard and, on the grounds of sufficient proof or otherwise, that all persons who entered appearances in terms of section 39(3) have knowledge of notices given under section 48(2), the Court may— |
| (a) | make any order by default which the Court could have made under sections 50(1) and (2); |
| (b) | make such order as the Court may consider appropriate in the circumstances; |
| (c) | make no order. |
| (2) | The High Court may, before making an order in terms of subsection (1), call upon the National Director to adduce such further evidence, either in writing or orally, in support of his or her application as the Court may consider necessary. |
| (3) | Any person whose interest in the property concerned is affected by the forfeiture order or other order made by the Court under subsection (1) may, within 20 days after he or she has acquired knowledge of such order or direction, set the matter down for variation or rescission by the court. |
| (4) | The court may, upon good cause shown, vary or rescind the default order or give some other direction on such terms as it deems appropriate. |