Singapore legislation
Clause 68
Clause 68
Compensation
(1)
If —
no proceedings under Division 3 are instituted against the subject or such proceedings are withdrawn;
such proceedings are instituted but the Court refuses to make a confiscation order against the subject; or
the confiscation order against the subject is revoked on appeal,the Court may, on application by a person who held property which was realisable property, order compensation to be paid by the Government to the applicant if, having regard to all the circumstances, the Court considers it appropriate to make such order.
(2)
The Court must not order compensation under subsection (1) unless it is satisfied that —
there has been some serious default on the part of the Public Prosecutor, any person carrying out the duties of the Public Prosecutor under this Part, or a law enforcement officer; and
the applicant has suffered loss as a result of anything done in relation to the property by, or as a result of a restraint or charging order, or the provisions of sections 16, 17 and 19 of the CDSA as applied by section 70.
(3)
The amount of compensation that may be ordered is the amount that the Court thinks just, having regard to the loss suffered and any other relevant circumstances.