Seizure of property the proceeds of crimes

(1) Any magistrate, or the court, may order the seizure of any property which there is reason to believe has been obtained by, or is the proceeds of, any crime, or into which the proceeds of any crime have been converted, and may direct that the property be kept or sold, and that it, or the proceeds thereof if sold, be held as the magistrate or the court directs, until some person establishes, to the magistrate’s or the court’s satisfaction, a right thereto, and if no person establishes the right within twelve months from the seizure, the property, or the proceeds thereof, shall become vested in the Accountant General for the public use of Belize and be disposed of accordingly. (2) Any magistrate, or the court, may order the seizure of any instruments, materials or things which there is reason to believe are provided or prepared, or being prepared, with a view to the commission of any crime, and may direct them to be held and dealt with in the same manner as property seized under sub-section (1). (3) An order made under either sub-section (1) or (2) may be enforced by a search warrant under this Act. 108