Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-01-17

Long Title: An Act to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from, or involved in, money-laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 58B: Letter of request of a contracting State or authority for confiscation or release the property.
    1[58B. Letter of request of a contracting State or authority for confiscation or release the property.--Where the trial under the corresponding law of any other country cannot be conducted by reason of the death of the accused or the accused being declared a proclaimed offender or for any other reason or having commenced but could not be concluded, the Central Government shall, on receipt of a letter of request from a court or authority in a contracting State requesting for confiscation or release of property, as the case may be, forward the same to the Director to move an application before the Special Court and upon such application the Special Court shall pass appropriate orders regarding confiscation or release of such property involved in the offence of money-laundering.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 2 of 2013, s. 24 (w.e.f. 15-2-2013).
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