(1)  Except with the leave of a judge, the State is not to dispose of or otherwise deal with property that has vested in the State under a forfeiture order, or authorise any person to dispose of or otherwise deal with that property, before the end of the appeal period.

(2)  If a forfeiture order remains undischarged at the end of the appeal period, the property to which the order applies may –

(a) in the case of money – be paid into the victims fund if it has not previously been paid into that fund; or

(b) in the case of property other than money – be disposed of, or otherwise dealt with, in accordance with directions of the Attorney-General, or of a person authorised by the Attorney-General, and any proceeds paid into the victims fund.

(3)  For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) , the appeal period ends when an appeal may no longer be lodged against the conviction in reliance on which the order was made or, if such an appeal is lodged, when the appeal is finally determined.