• Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act No. 121 of 1998)
  • Notice No. 579 of 1998
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Definitions and Interpretation
    • 1. Definitions and interpretation of Act
  • Chapter 2 : Offences relating to Racketeering Activities
    • 2. Offences
    • 3. Penalties
  • Chapter 3 : Offences relating to Proceeds of Unlawful Activities 
    • 4. Money laundering
    • 5. Assisting another to benefit from proceeds of unlawful activities
    • 6. Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of unlawful activities
    • 7. [Repealed] Failure to report suspicion regarding proceeds of unlawful activities
    • 7A. Defence
    • 8. Penalties
  • Chapter 4 : Offences relating to Criminal Gang Activities 
    • 9. Gang related offences
    • 10. Penalties
    • 11. Interpretation of member of criminal gang
  • Chapter 5 : Proceeds of Unlawful Activities
    • Part 1 : Application of Chapter
      • 12. Definitions and interpretation of Chapter
      • 13. Proceedings are civil, not criminal
      • 14. Realisable property
      • 15. Value of property
      • 16. Gifts
      • 17. Conclusion of proceedings against defendant
    • Part 2 : Confiscation Orders
      • 18. Confiscation orders
      • 19. Value of proceeds of unlawful activities
      • 20. Amounts which might be realised
      • 21. Statements relating to proceeds of unlawful activities
      • 22. Evidence relating to proceeds of unlawful activities
      • 23. Effect of confiscation orders
      • 24. Procedure where person absconds or dies
    • Part 3 : Restraint Orders
      • 24A. Order to remain in force pending appeal
      • 25. Cases in which restraint orders may be made
      • 26. Restraint orders
      • 27. Seizure of property subject to restraint order
      • 28. Appointment of curator bonis in respect property subject to restraint order
      • 29. Orders in respect of immovable property subject to restraint order
      • 29A. Variation and rescission of certain orders suspended by appeal
    • Part 4 : Realisation of Property
      • 30. Realisation of property
      • 31. Application of certain sums of money
      • 32. Functions of curator bonis
      • 33. Exercise of powers by High Court and curator bonis
      • 34. Variation of confiscation orders
      • 35. Effect of sequestration of estates on realisable property
      • 36. Effect of winding-up of companies or other juristic persons on realisable property
  • Chapter 6 : Civil Recovery of Property
    • Part 1 : Introduction
      • 37. Proceedings are civil, not criminal
    • Part 2 : Preservation of Property Orders
      • 38. Preservation of property orders
      • 39. Notice of preservation of property orders
      • 40. Duration of preservation of property orders
      • 41. Seizure of property subject to preservation of property order
      • 42. Appointment of curator bonis in respect of property subject to preservation of property order
      • 43. Orders in respect of immovable property subject to preservation of property order
      • 44. Provision for expenses
      • 45. Maximum legal expenses that can be met from preserved property
      • 46. Taxation of legal expenses
      • 47. Variation and rescission of orders
    • Part 3 : Forfeiture of Property
      • 48. Application for forfeiture order
      • 49. Late entry of appearance
      • 50. Making of forfeiture order
      • 51. Notice of reasonable grounds that property is concerned in commission of offence
      • 52. Exclusion of interests in property
      • 53. Forfeiture order by default
      • 54. Exclusion of interests in forfeited property
      • 55. Appeal against forfeiture order
      • 56. Effect of forfeiture order
      • 57. Fulfillment of forfeiture order
    • Part 4 : General Provisions Relating to Preservation and Forfeiture of Property
      • 58. Offence may form the basis of multiple orders
      • 59. Application of Chapter to deceased estates
      • 60. Effect of death of joint owner of preserved property
      • 61. Expedition of applications
      • 62. Procedure and Rules of Court
  • Chapter 7 : Criminal Assets Recovery Account
    • 63. Establishment of criminal assets recovery account
    • 64. Finances of account
    • 65. Establishment of committee
    • 66. Conditions of service, remuneration, allowances and other benefits of certain members of committee
    • 67. Meetings of committee
    • 68. Objects of committee
    • 69. Powers and functions of committee
    • 69A. Utilisation of account and accountability
    • 70. Other matters to be prescribed
  • Chapter 8 : General Provisions
    • 71. Access to information
    • 72. Investigations
    • 73. Sharing of information
    • 74. Hearings of court to be open to public
    • 75. Offences relating to misuse of information, failure to comply with order of court, and hindering person in performance of funcitions
    • 76. Jurisdiction of courts
    • 77. Regulations
    • 78. Liability
    • 79. Amendment and repeal of laws
    • 80. Transitional arrangements
    • 81. Short title and commencement
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1 : Criminal Offences
    • Schedule 2 : Amendment to sections of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act No. 140 of 1992)
    • Schedule 3 : International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act
• Regulations
  • Prevention of Organised Crime Regulations
    • Notice No. R. 416 of 1999
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Tariff of fees payable to curator bonis
    • 3. Person to whom suspicion regarding proceeds of unlawful activities to be reported
    • 4. Nature of information and manner in which it is to be reported
    • 5. Acknowledgement of receipt of report
    • 6. Procedure at meetings of committee
    • 6A.  Notice in terms of section 51(3) of the Act
    • 7. Title and repeal
    • Annexures
      • Form 1 : Report
      • Form 2 : Acknowledgement
      • Form 3 : Notice in terms of Section 51(3)