(1) Property of any of
the following kinds is protected from confiscation if it is not crime-used
property —
(a)
family photographs;
(b)
family portraits;
(c)
necessary clothing.
(2) Property of any of
the following kinds is protected from confiscation if it is not crime-used
property or crime-derived property —
(a)
ordinary tools of trade;
(b)
professional instruments;
(c)
reference books.
(3) However, ordinary
tools of trade, professional instruments and reference books that are owned or
effectively controlled by the same person are protected from confiscation only
to the extent that the combined value of the tools, instruments and books does
not exceed the amount prescribed for the purposes of section 75(1)(c) of the
Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994 .
(4) Property that is
protected from confiscation —
(a) is
not confiscated under section 6, 7 or 8; and
(b) is
not to be frozen; and
(c) is
not to be taken, under a warrant of execution or otherwise, for the purpose of
satisfying a person’s liability under section 14, 20 or 24; and
(d) is
not to be seized under this Act or under a warrant under this Act.