Singapore legislation
Section 12D
Section 12D
Forfeiture in other circumstances
(1)
Where section 12C does not apply, the Director‑General must give the person from whom the item was seized and the owner (if known) of the item a written notice requiring any claim for the item to be made in accordance with subsection (2) within the time specified in the notice.
(2)
A person who wishes to claim a seized item mentioned in subsection (1) (called in this section the claimant) must submit, either personally or through an authorised agent, a written claim (containing the basis of the claimant’s claim) to the Director‑General.
(3)
On receiving the written claim under subsection (2), the Director‑General may direct that the seized item be released to the claimant or refer the matter to a court for decision.
(4)
If no claim is received for the seized item within the period stated in the notice mentioned in subsection (1) —
in the case where the seized item is a conveyance, the Director‑General must refer the matter to a court for decision; or
in any other case, the seized item is forfeited to the Director‑General.
(5)
If the owner of a seized item (other than a conveyance) mentioned in subsection (1) consents to its disposal by the Director‑General, the seized item is forfeited to the Director‑General.
(6)
In this section, “authorised agent”, for a claimant, means a person who is designated in writing by the claimant as the claimant’s authorised agent for the purposes of this section.