reimbursement of any sums paid by the prosecutor under
section 19(2),
and the balance shall be disposed of under section 93 of the
Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) as if it were
fine imposed under the authority of an Ordinance.
Exercise of powers by High Court or receiver
14. (1) The following subsections apply to the powers
conferred on the High Court by sections 10 to 13, or on a receiver
appointed under section 10 or 12 or in pursuance of a charging order.
(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6), the powers
shall be exercised with a view to making available for satisfying the
confiscation order or, as the case may be, any confiscation order
that may be made in the defendant's case the value for the time being
of realisable property held by any person by the realisation of such
property.
(3) In the case of realisable property held by a person to whom
the defendant has directly or indirectly made a gift caught by this
Ordinance, the powers shall be exercised with a view to realising no
more than the value for the time being of the gift.
(4) The powers shall be exercised with a view to allowing any
person other than the defendant or the recipient of any such gift to
retain or recover the value of any property held by him.
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