(1) The Central Authority, on receipt of an external forfeiture order and accompanying documents, may cause an application to be made to the High Court for an order (a "forfeiture co-operation order") for the forfeiture of realisable property in the State to which the external forfeiture order relates.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by the request, the accompanying documents and any other related documents or by copies thereof.

(3) On the application the Court may, subject to subsection (4), make a forfeiture co-operation order.

(4) The Court may not make a forfeiture co-operation order unless -

(a) it is satisfied -

(i) that the application is made with the consent of the Minister,

(ii) as to the matters mentioned in section 59(2)(b),

(iii) that the conduct which resulted in the making of the external forfeiture order constitutes criminal conduct, and