(1) A person who
claims an interest in property covered by an application for a forfeiture
order may appear and adduce evidence at the hearing of the application.
(2) If the application
relates to a person’s conviction of a serious offence, a court may, in
determining the application, have regard to—
(a) the
transcript of any proceedings against the person for—
(i)
that offence; or
(ii)
if the person is taken to be convicted of the offence
because of section 5(1)(c)—the other offence referred to in that
paragraph; and
(b) any
evidence given in the proceedings.
(3) The court may make
a forfeiture order if a person entitled to be given notice of the relevant
application fails to appear at the hearing of the application.