Section 9

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any written law for the time being in force, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and to award any punishment specified or prescribed for that offence.

At the conclusion of any trial in respect of an alleged offence under this Act, when the trial results in a conviction, the court may make an order for the return to its owner, if known, or for the forfeiture or confiscation of any money or other property produced before the court or in the custody of the court, the police or any public servant which, in the opinion of the court, was obtained by or in consequence of the commission of an offence under this Act.