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(b) the defendant accepts to any extent any allegation in the statement,
the court may, for the purposes of that determination and assessment, treat his acceptance as conclusive of the matters to which the acceptance relates.
(2) Where
(a) a statement is tendered under subsection (1)(a); and
(b) the court is satisfied that a copy of that statement has been served on the
defendant,
the court may require the defendant to indicate to what extent he accepts each allegation in the statement and, so far as he does not accept any such allegation, to indicate any matters he proposes to rely on.
(3) If the defendant fails in any respect to comply with a requirement under subsection (2) he may be treated for the purposes of this section as accepting every allegation in the statement apart from-
(a) any allegation in respect of which he has complied with the requirement; and
(b) any allegation that he has benefited from drug trafficking or that any payment or other reward was received by him in connection with drug trafficking carried on by him or another.
(4) Where-
(a) the defendant tenders to the court a statement as to any matters relevant to determining the amount that might be realised at the time the confiscation order is made; and
(b) the prosecutor accepts to any extent any allegation in the statement,
the court may, for the purposes of that determination, treat the acceptance by the prosecutor as conclusive of the matters to which the acceptance relates.
(5) An allegation may be accepted or a matter indicated for the purposes of this section either—
(a) orally before the court; or
(b) in writing in accordance with rules of court or, in the absence of such rules, in a
form acceptable to the court.
(6) No acceptance by the defendant under this section that any payment or other reward was received by him in connection with drug trafficking carried on by him or another shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings for an offence.
Amount to be recovered under confiscation order
6. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the amount to be recovered in the defendant's case under the confiscation order shall be the amount the High Court or the District Court, as the case may be, assesses to be the value of the defendant's proceeds of drug trafficking.
(2) If the court is satisfied as to any matter relevant for determining the amount that might be realised at the time the confiscation order is made (whether by an acceptance under section 5 or otherwise), the court may issue a certificate giving the court's opinion as to the matters concerned and shall do so if satisfied as mentioned in subsection (3).