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Clause 1 provides the short title of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 192 of the Law by repealing subsection (2) and substituting subsections (2) and (2A). The proposed subsection (2) empowers the court to order the seizure of any instruments, materials or things where there is reason to believe that they are \u2014 (a) provided or used, or intended to be provided or used, wholly or in part, for the commission of an offence; or (b) prepared or are being prepared with a view to the commission of an offence. Further, the court may direct that the seized instruments, materials or things are dealt with in the same manner as property seized under section 192(1) of the Law. 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TO\nEMPOWER A COURT TO SEIZE PROPERTY THAT CORRESPONDS IN VALUE TO\nPROPERTY WHICH HAS BECOME UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME AN ORDER FOR\nSEIZURE IS BEING CONSIDERED; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED\nPURPOSES\n\nPage 2\n Introduced\nc\n\nPUBLISHING DETAILS\nSponsoring Ministry\/Portfolio: Portfolio of Legal Affairs (PLA)\n\nCriminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020\nObjects and Reasons\n\nc\nIntroduced\nPage 3\n\nMemorandum of\nOBJECTS AND REASONS\nThis Bill amends the Criminal Procedure Code (2019 Revision) (\u201cthe Law\u201d) to provide for\nthe seizure of property used in an offence, to empower a court to seize property that\ncorresponds in value to property which has become unavailable at the time an order for\nseizure is being considered, and to provide for incidental and connected purposes.\nClause 1 provides the short title of the legislation.\nClause 2 amends section 192 of the Law by repealing subsection (2) and substituting\nsubsections (2) and (2A).\nThe proposed subsection (2) empowers the court to order the seizure of any instruments,\nmaterials or things where there is reason to believe that they are \u2014\n(a) provided or used, or intended to be provided or used, wholly or in part, for the\ncommission of an offence; or\n(b) prepared or are being prepared with a view to the commission of an offence.\nFurther, the court may direct that the seized instruments, materials or things are dealt with\nin the same manner as property seized under section 192(1) of the Law.\nThe proposed subsection (2A) provides that where there is evidence that any instruments,\nmaterials or things referred to in the proposed subsection (2) are unavailable at the time an\norder under this section is being considered, the court may \u2014\n(a) order the seizure of any property of corresponding value to the instruments,\nmaterials or things; and\n(b) direct that the property be held and dealt with in the same manner as property\nseized under section 192(1) of the Law.\n\nCriminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020\nClause 1\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nCRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT)\nBILL, 2020\n\nA BILL FOR A LAW TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (2019 REVISION)\nTO PROVIDE FOR THE SEIZURE OF PROPERTY USED IN AN OFFENCE; 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