Singapore legislation
Clause 53
Clause 53
Disposal of forfeited or detained vehicles
(1)
Where any vehicle is forfeited by the Authority under section 51, an authorised officer may, after giving one month’s notice in the Gazette of his or her intention to do so —
sell by public auction or tender the vehicle and any uncollected item left in or on the vehicle; or
destroy or otherwise dispose of the vehicle, article or thing (as the case may be).
(2)
Where a vehicle or an article or a thing is moved to a holding yard under section 45 or 46, or a vehicle is surrendered at a holding yard under section 50, it becomes unclaimed if, at the end of 30 days after the day on which the vehicle, article or thing was so moved or surrendered —
there is no person who appears, to the satisfaction of the Authority, to be the owner of the vehicle, article or thing, as the case may be; or
there is such a person but that person has not been located after reasonable inquiry or that person has not exercised his or her right to recover the vehicle, article or thing by a claim.
(3)
Where a vehicle, article or thing which is moved to or surrendered at a holding yard under section 45, 46 or 50 becomes unclaimed, an authorised officer may, after giving one month’s notice in the Gazette of his or her intention to do so —
sell by public auction or tender the vehicle, article or thing (as the case may be) and any uncollected item left in or on the vehicle, article or thing; or
destroy or otherwise dispose of the vehicle, article or thing, as the case may be.
(4)
The proceeds of a sale by public auction or tender of any vehicle, article or thing under subsection (1) or (2) must be applied as follows:
firstly, in payment of the expenses occasioned by the sale;
secondly, in payment of storage or other expenses incurred by the Authority in relation to the vehicle, article or thing;
thirdly, by payment of the balance into the Consolidated Fund.
(5)
A purchaser of a vehicle, article, item or thing sold in accordance with subsection (1) or (2) acquires good title to that vehicle, article, item or thing.
(6)
If the owner of a vehicle is convicted of or has been permitted to compound an offence under this Act, the expenses incurred by the Authority in carrying out the provisions of this section are recoverable by the Authority and, in case of dispute or neglect to pay, may be summarily ascertained by a Magistrate’s Court and may be recovered in the same manner as if the expenses were fines imposed by that Court.