ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act
73. Orders in respect of immovable property subject to restraint order
Edition: 2025-11-04 · In force
73. Orders in respect of immovable property subject to restraint order
(1)A court that has made a restraint order in respect of immovable property may at any time, with a view to ensuring the payment to the Government where a confiscation order has—(a)not been made, of an amount equal to the most recent value of the immovable property; or(b)been made, of an amount exceeding the amount payable under the confiscation order,order the Registrar of Lands to place a restriction on the land register in respect of that immovable property.(2)A person affected by an order in subsection (1) may at any time apply for rescission of the order.(3)The court that made an order in subsection (1)—(a)may at any time rescind the order; and(b)shall rescind the order if the relevant restraint order is rescinded or the amount payment of which is secured by the order has, with the consent of the court, been paid into court;(c)shall if, the order is rescinded, the court shall direct the Registrar of Lands to lift the restriction placed by virtue of that order on the land register in respect of that immovable property and the Registrar of Lands shall give effect to such direction.