Art. 679 — CRIMINAL CODE

In disposing of property forfeited in favour of the

Government in terms of this Code or of any other law the Director

of the Asset Recovery Bureau shall observe the following rules

(a) property which is of no or of little value may be

disposed of at the discretion of the Asset Recovery

Bureau provided that proper record of such disposal is

kept;

(b) firearms, ammunition, explosives or other chemical or

dangerous substances, excluding collectibles, shall be

consigned to the proper authorities designated by the

Minister responsible for justice for destruction by

them;

(c) other property which is of value shall be sold by

auction by the Director of the Asset Recovery Bureau

following the publication of at least three

advertisements in a daily newspaper and any moneys

deriving therefrom shall accrue to the Government

unless the Director of the Asset Recovery Bureau

deems it more beneficial to Government to dispose of

such property otherwise.

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