Part 4: Property exported from occupied territory Section 18: Forfeiture in connection with dealing offence
This section ensures that, where someone has been convicted of the offence of dealing with unlawfully exported cultural property, the court may order the forfeiture of that property, and may make further provision for its retention or disposal. The forfeiture provision is required in order for the United Kingdom to comply with its obligation to take into its custody cultural property imported into its territory either directly or indirectly from any occupied territory (see paragraph 2 of the First Protocol).