Notwithstanding anything in section 14 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 or subsection (2) of this section, any information in respect of any offence against section 6 or section 9 or section 10 of this Act may be laid at any time.”

In this section—

If, on the conviction of any person for an offence against section 6 of this Act, the Court is satisfied that any motor vehicle, aircraft, or ship or boat or other vessel owned by the convicted person (whether solely or as joint tenant or tenant in common with any other person or persons) or in which he has any interest (whether pursuant to a hire purchase agreement, leasing agreement, or otherwise) at the time of his conviction was used by the convicted person in the commission of that offence (whether or not he was the driver or person in charge), the Court shall, unless in the circumstances of the case the Court considers that it would be unjust to do so, order, in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Act, that the motor vehicle, aircraft, or ship or boat or other vessel be forfeited to Her Majesty.

Where an order for forfeiture is made under subsection (4) of this section, section 44b (except subsection (2)), and sections 44d and 44e of the Ciminal Justice Act 1954, so far as they are applicable and with any necessary modifications, shall apply as if the order for forfeiture were an order for confiscation made under the said section 44b:

“Provided that subsection (3) of the said section 44e shall apply as if for paragraphs (c) and (d) of that subsection there were substituted the following paragraph: