Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Application to Absconded Persons
30. Confiscation order where person has absconded
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Where a person is, by reason of section 29, to be taken to have been convicted of a drug dealing offence or a serious offence (as the case may be), a court is not to make a confiscation order in reliance on the person’s conviction of the offence unless the court is satisfied —
drug dealing offence
“drug dealing offence” means —(a)any offence specified in the First Schedule;(b)conspiracy to commit any such offence;(c)inciting another to commit any such offence;(d)attempting to commit any such offence; or(e)aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any such offence;
on the evidence adduced before it that, on the balance of probabilities, the person has absconded; and
having regard to all the evidence before the court, that such evidence if unrebutted would warrant his or her conviction for the drug dealing offence or serious offence, as the case may be.[27
serious offence
“serious offence” means —(a)any of the offences specified in the Second Schedule;(b)conspiracy to commit any of those offences;(c)inciting others to commit any of those offences;(d)attempting to commit any of those offences; or(e)aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any of those offences;