any person specified in the direction, the offender is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. 272. Stealing by tenants or lodgers. If the thing stolen is a fixture or chattel let to the offender to be used by him or her with a house or lodging, and its value exceeds one hundred shillings, he or she is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 273. Stealing after previous conviction. If the offender, before committing the theft, had been convicted of a theft punishable under any of sections 261 to 269, 271 and 272, he or she is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 274. Application of Director of Public Prosecution’s powers under certain sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions under sections 16 to 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to offences under sections 261, 268, 269 and 271 as they apply to offences under that Act, and the penalties prescribed in the applied sections shall apply accordingly. 275. Court to restrict disposal of assets or bank accounts of accused. (1) Any court may, upon application by the Director of Public Prosecutions, issue an order placing such restrictions as appear to the court to be reasonable, on the operation of any bank account of the accused person or a person suspected of having committed an offence or any person associated with any such offence or on the disposal of any property of the accused person or the suspected person or a person associated with the offence or the suspected person for the purpose of ensuring the payment of compensation to any victim of the offence or otherwise for the purpose of preventing the dissipation of any monies or other properties derived from or related to the offence. (2) For the purposes of this section, the restriction on the operation of any bank account or disposal of property shall not exceed the withdrawal of an amount or disposal of property of a value that will be required to compensate the victim of the offence.