Singapore legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Disposal and forfeiture of documents and articles
Amended by32/201428/201732/201432/2014
(1)
Any document or article retained under section 25(6) —
(a)
where the document or article is produced in any criminal trial — must be dealt with in accordance with section 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; or
(b)
in any other case — must be returned to the owner or, if the owner is not known, reported to a Magistrate.
Amended by32/201428/2017
(2)
Where the report of any document or article is made to a Magistrate under subsection (1)(b), the Magistrate may order the document or article to be forfeited or to be disposed of in the manner that the Magistrate thinks fit.
Amended by32/2014
(3)
This section does not prejudice any right to retain or dispose of any property which may exist in law apart from this section.[17B
Amended by32/2014