Singapore legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Power of officers to enter, etc.
(1)
Any officer may —
at all reasonable times enter and inspect any place where he has reason to believe that there is any drug intended for sale;
mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any drug the sale, preparation or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to this Act;
seize any drug wherever found which is or appears to be unwholesome or deleterious to health;
destroy any drug wherever found which is decayed or putrefied;
inspect any drug wherever found which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale.
(2)
Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within 48 hours after the seizure complain thereof to a Magistrate’s Court, and the complaint may be heard and determined by the Court, which may either confirm or disallow the seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored.
(3)
If within 48 hours after the seizure no complaint has been made, or if the seizure is confirmed, the article seized shall be forfeited to the Authority and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its being used for human consumption.
(4)
Where the seizure of any drug is made under subsection (1)(c), the officer making the seizure shall forthwith give notice in writing of the seizure, in the form set out in the Schedule, to the owner or to the consignor or consignee or to the agent of the owner of the thing seized, if his name and address are attached thereto or are otherwise known to the officer and the address is in Singapore.
(5)
Any person who obstructs any officer in the exercise of his powers under this section shall be guilty of an offence.