Singapore legislation
Clause 50
Clause 50
Power to seize vehicles
(1)
Where an authorised officer or a public path warden has reason to believe that a vehicle is a vehicle in connection with which an offence under Part 3 or 4 has been or is being committed, the authorised officer or public path warden may —
seize the vehicle and take it to a holding yard; or
require the owner, driver, rider or person in charge of the vehicle to take the vehicle to and surrender it at a specified holding yard.
(2)
The power conferred on an authorised officer or a public path warden under subsection (1)(a) may be exercised whether or not the owner, driver, rider or person in charge of the vehicle is present at the time of its seizure.
(3)
When a vehicle is seized under this section by an authorised officer or a public path warden, the authorised officer or public path warden concerned must as soon as practicable give notice of the seizure and the grounds of doing so to the owner of the vehicle, if known, except that the notice is not required to be given where the seizure is made in the presence of the owner or the owner’s agent.
(4)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or neglects to comply with any requirement under subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.