Subject to any express provision to the contrary, this Act applies to—
(a)
property within or outside the State; and
(b) a
serious offence committed at any time whether the offence occurred—
(i)
in the case of a serious offence that is a foreign
offence—before or after the foreign offence was declared to be a serious
offence under this Act; and
(ii)
in any case—before or after the commencement of
this Act,
and whether or not a person is convicted of the offence; and
(c) a
person's conviction of a serious offence (whether the conviction occurred
before or after the commencement of this Act).