Clause 7

by deleting the words “or throws” in the first line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “, throws, dumps or disposes of”;

by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that a vehicle seized under subsection (3) has been used in the commission of an offence of disposing or dumping of refuse, waste or any other article in any public place under subsection (1), the court may on the written application of the Public Prosecutor or the owner of the vehicle, make an order for —

the forfeiture of the vehicle, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of that offence; or

the release of the vehicle if it thinks fit.”;

by deleting the words “that subsection” in the second and third lines of subsection (6) and substituting the words “subsection (3)”; and

by deleting subsection (8) and substituting the following subsection:“(8) The Magistrate shall, on receipt of an information under subsection (7) or on the written application of the Public Prosecutor, hold an inquiry and proceed to determine the matter and may —

on proof that the vehicle was used in the commission of an offence of disposing or dumping of refuse, waste or any other article in any public place under subsection (1), order the vehicle to be forfeited; or

in the absence of such proof or if he thinks fit, order the vehicle to be released.”.