SHERWIN FELIX

Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2023-08-11 · What is a POCA?

Party
SHERWIN FELIX

Case

Case number
2284/2023

Parties addressed

  • SHERWIN FELIX

From the gazette

                                               annexure a
           NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 39 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121 OF
                                          1998 (POCA)

         The National Director of Public Prosecutions obtained a preservation of property order in the High Court
of South Africa (Eastern Cape Division, Gqeberha) under case number 2284/2023 in re : R199 790 in cash seized
on 9 November 2022 and held by the SAPS under Gelvandale SAPS CAS 94/11/2022 (the property) ( a copy of
which can be obtained from the person mentioned in par 9 hereunder)

          This notice is addressed to SHERWIN FELIX and all other persons who may have an interest in the
property described above.
          Take notice that:
          1     If you have an interest in the property, you should understand that it is now at risk. You are advised
to obtain legal advice on whether your interest can be protected and, if so, on how to protect it.
          2          You are notified that the National Director will, within 90 days of publication of this notice, apply
to the High Court under section 48 of the POCA for a forfeiture order. The preservation order will remain in force
until the application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is made is satisfied.
          3          If you intend to oppose the application for a forfeiture order, or you intend to apply for an order
excluding your interest from a forfeiture order in respect of the property, you must enter an appearance in terms of
the order. The requirements for such an appearance are set out in the order and are also dealt with in sections
39(3), (4) and (5) of the POCA. An appearance must comply with these requirements.
          4          Your attention is specifically drawn to the 14-day time limit prescribed in section 39(4) for the
entry of an appearance referred to in paragraph 3 above.
          5          If you enter an appearance in terms of the order you will be entitled to be given 14 days notice
of the application by the applicant for a forfeiture order in respect of the property.
          6          If you fail to enter an appearance in terms of the order or to comply with the above requirements,
you will not be given notice of the application for a forfeiture order and you will not be entitled to appear at the

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30  No. 49096                         GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 August 2023

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