Forfeiture Act 1870

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Forfeiture, &c, abolished.

3. 2. Conviction for treason or felony to be a disqualification for offices, &c.

4. 3. Persons convicted of treason or felony may be condemned in costs.

5. 4. Compensation to persons defrauded or injured by felony.

6. 5. The word "forfeiture" defined.

7. 6. The word "convict" defined.

8. 7. When convict shall cease to be subject to operation of the Act.

9. 8. Convict disabled to sue for or to alienate property, &c.

10. 9. The Crown may appoint administrators of any convict's property.

11. 10. Convict's property to vest in administrators on their appointment.

12. 11. Remuneration of administrators.

13. 12. Administrators to hare administration of property during sentences of Convicts.

14. 13. Administrator to pay out of property costs of prosecution and costs of executing this Act.

15. 14. Administrator may pay out of property debts or liabilities of convict.

16. 15. Administrators may make compensations out of property to persons defrauded by criminal acts of convict.

17. 16. Administrator may make allowances out of property for support of family of convict.

18. 17. Exercise of administrator's power as to priority of payments; payments by administrator for purposes of Act not to be called in question.

19. 18. Property to be preserved for convict, and to revert to him or his representatives on completion of sentence, pardon, or death.

20. 19. Administrators not to be liable, except for what they receive.

21. 20. Administrator to receive costs of suits of property as between solicitor and client.

22. 21. If no administrator, interim curator may be appointed by justices.

23. 22. Proceedings before justices.

24. 23. Removal of interim curator for canse shown.

25. 24. Powers of interim curator.

26. 25. Personal property may be sold by interim curator under special order of justices or Court.

27. 26. Proceedings by or against interim curator not to abate if administrator is appointed.

28. 27. Execution of judgments against convict provided for.

29. 28. Proceedings may be taken to make administrator or interim curator, &c. accountable before property reverts to convict.

30. 29. Administrator, &c. to be accountable to convict when property reverts.

31. 30. Property of convict acquired while lawfully at large not to be subject to the operation of this Act.

32. 31. Judgment in cases of high treason.

33. 32. Saving of general law as to felony.

34. 33. Extent of Act.