415Revesting and restitution of property on finding of guilt

415 Revesting and restitution of property on finding of guilt (1) The operation of any order for the restitution of any property or for the payment of compensation to an aggrieved person made by the court of trial and the operation of the provisions of any civil law relating to the revesting of the property in stolen goods on a finding of guilt shall (unless such court directs to the contrary in any case in which, in its opinion, the title to the property is not in dispute) be suspended: (a) until the expiration of the time provided for appealing to the Court; and Criminal Code Act 1983 313 (b) where notice of appeal or of application for leave to appeal is given within the time provided, until the determination of the appeal or refusal of the application, and in cases where the operation of any such order or the operation of the said provisions is suspended until the determination of the appeal, the order or provisions shall not take effect as to the property in question if the finding of guilt is quashed on appeal, except by the special order of the Court. (2) The Court may annul or vary any such order although the finding of guilt is not quashed.