Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 51
Section 51 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “, or an order for the release of a vehicle liable to forfeiture, under this section” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “of a vehicle seized or surrendered under section 50”;
by deleting the words “or non‑compliant PAB” in subsection (2)(a) and substituting the words “, non‑compliant PAB or non‑compliant mobility vehicle”;
by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (2)(b);
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (b) of subsection (2), the following paragraph:“(ba)at the end of 30 days after the date of the seizure or surrender, no claim to the vehicle is earlier made in the prescribed manner to the Authority by a person who is not the person from whom the vehicle was seized or required to surrender the vehicle (or the latter person’s agent); and”;
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Despite subsection (2), the Authority may at once order the forfeiture of a vehicle seized or surrendered under section 50 —
that is a non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant bicycle, non‑compliant PAB or non‑compliant mobility vehicle; and
that the Authority considers is of such a nature or in such condition that it would be dangerous for the Authority to retain custody, or its detention in a holding yard materially increases the likelihood of an outbreak of fire at the holding yard.”; and
by deleting the words “subsection (3)(b)” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “subsection (2)(ba)”.