Singapore legislation
Section 30A
Section 30A
Disposal and forfeiture of seized documents, records and things
(1)
Any document, record or thing seized under section 29(2)(j) must —
where the document, record or thing is produced in any criminal trial, be dealt with in accordance with section 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;
where the owner of the document, record or thing consents to its disposal, be deemed to be forfeited; or
in any other case —
be returned to the owner; or
be reported to a Magistrate’s Court.
(2)
Where the seizure of any document, record or thing under section 29(2)(j) is reported to a Magistrate’s Court under subsection (1)(c)(ii), the Magistrate’s Court may order the document, record or thing —
to be forfeited; or
to be disposed of in the manner that the Magistrate’s Court thinks fit.
(3)
Subject to any order to the contrary by the Magistrate’s Court, any document, record or thing forfeited or deemed to be forfeited under this section must be delivered to the Board and must be disposed of in the manner that the Registrar thinks fit.
(4)
This section does not affect any right to retain or dispose of any property which may exist in law apart from this section.