Singapore legislation

Section 42

of Arms and Explosives Act 1913

Section 42

Forfeitures

(1)

All articles —

(a)

with regard to which any offence has been committed under this Act or any permit granted thereunder; or

(b)

in respect of which a breach has been committed of any of the restrictions or conditions subject to or upon which any licence has been issued,may be seized by any police officer and, together with the receptacles containing them, must be forfeited to the Government on application made by the Licensing Officer.

(2)

All guns, arms, naval or military stores and war material of any kind which are found without an apparent owner may be seized by any police officer, and if, after such notice given as to a Magistrate’s Court seems fit, no owner appears, they must be forfeited to the Government.

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