Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act Act No. 4/2013 tainted property or terrorist property and that a person is a legitimate owner, the court shall make any order it considers necessary to protect that person’s interest in the property. (2) No order may be made under subsection (1) if the property is property that is unlawful for the person to possess in Zimbabwe. 86 Fugitive claims A person who is a fugitive from justice in Zimbabwe may not appear, either personally or through a representative, in a proceeding for civil forfeiture in Zimbabwe or contest the granting of a civil forfeiture order. 87 Appeals against civil forfeiture orders and property freezing orders A person who is aggrieved by the grant or refusal to grant— (a) a civil forfeiture order; or (b) a property freezing order or a further order in connection therewith made under section 83(5); may appeal against such grant or refusal to the Supreme Court order no later than the date specified in the order for its execution, or, in the case of a refusal to grant the order, no later than thirty days after the date of such refusal. 88 Limit on purchase of forfeited property No person who had possession of property or was entitled to possession of property affected by a civil forfeiture order immediately prior to the making of the order, nor any person acting on behalf of such a person, other than a legitimate owner, shall be entitled to purchase the property from the enforcement authority. 89 Realisation of forfeited property (1) Subject to any limits in the order for civil forfeiture granted by the court, the enforcement authority— (a) may take such steps to sell, destroy or otherwise deal with property vested in him or her by the forfeiture order, as he or she sees fit; and (b) so far as practicable, must realise the value of the property vested in him or her by the forfeiture order, in the manner best calculated to maximise the realised amount; and (c) may incur reasonable expenditure for the purpose of realising the value of the property vested in him or her by the forfeiture order, (4) Any expenditure incurred by the enforcement authority under subsection (3) shall be defrayed from the Recovered Assets Fund. (5) The proceeds of the realisation of any property forfeited as a result of a civil forfeiture order shall be paid into the Recovered Assets Fund. 90 Compensation and protection of trustee, etc. (1) If, in the case of any property in respect of which an application for a civil forfeiture order has been made, or in respect of which a property freezing order has been made at any time, the court does not in the course of the proceedings make a civil forfeiture order, the person whose property it is may make an application to the court for compensation. (2) The person making an application for compensation must provide notice of the application to the Attorney-General and to whichever enforcement authority had custody of the property. (3) If the court has made a decision by reason of which no forfeiture order could be made in respect of the property, the application for compensation must be made within the period of three months from the date of the decision, or if there is an appeal against the decision, from the date on which any proceedings on appeal are finally concluded or (as the case may be) the date on which the appeal is abandoned. - 62 -

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