Cap. 621 Art. 5Liability for civil damages. Relation to other laws.

(1) The confiscation of the proceeds of crime under this

Act shall not extinguish any liability of any person committing an offence from any liability for the payment of damages to any person as compensation for any loss suffered by such person as a consequence of an offence.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, any proceedings commenced before the coming into force of this Act in accordance with any other law or regulations shall continue to be governed and regulated by the provisions of that law or regulations.

(3) When a law provides for the confiscation of assets of the accused as a consequence of a conviction, the provisions of such law shall continue to apply in respect of such confiscation to the exclusion of the provisions of this Act, sohowever that the provisions of this Act shall nevertheless apply in respect of property which constitutes proceeds of crime and which is not subject to confiscation under any said law.