164Destruction of property on grounds of public interest

164 Destruction of property on grounds of public interest

[Section 164 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014]

(1)  A person may apply to the Supreme Court for an order to be made under subsection (2) that restrained property, or forfeited property, be destroyed, if the person –

(a) has responsibility for the control or management of the restrained property; or

(b) has responsibility for the control or management of the forfeited property for and on behalf of the State.

(2)  On hearing an application under subsection (1) , the Supreme Court may order that the property be destroyed if satisfied that it would not be in the public interest to preserve the property.