(b) the property so vests subject to every charge or encumbrance to which the
property was subject immediately before the forfeiture order was made and, in
the case of land under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1900, is
subject to every mortgage, lease or other interest recorded in the Register
kept under that Act, and
(c) if the property is not already in the possession
of the State, the State may take possession of the property.
(a)
the property shall not, except with the leave of an appropriate court and in
accordance with any directions of the court, be disposed of, or otherwise
dealt with, by or on behalf of the State, before the relevant time, and
(i) in accordance with
any direction of the Attorney General or of a person authorised by the
Attorney General for the purposes of this subparagraph, or
(i) the period provided for the lodging of
an appeal against the forfeiture order has expired without such an appeal
having been lodged--the expiration of that period, or
(ii) an appeal against
the forfeiture order has been lodged--the time when the appeal lapses or is
finally determined, as the case requires, or
(b) if--
(i) the period provided
for the lodging of an appeal against the conviction for the
relevant serious offence has expired without such an appeal having been
lodged--the expiration of that period, or
(ii) an appeal against the
conviction has been lodged--the time when the appeal lapses or is finally
determined, as the case requires,
