Singapore legislation

Clause 19

Amendment of section 27

Section 27 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Subject to subsection (2), where anything is seized under this Act and the owner of that thing is known, the officer who carried out the seizure must notify the owner of the thing, and the notice may be given —

(a)

by delivering a written notice to the owner personally;

(b)

by posting a written notice to the owner’s place of residence; or

(c)

in any other manner that the officer thinks expedient.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled substance” in subsections (3) and (4), the words “, psychoactive substance”;

(c)

by deleting subsection (5); and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled substances” in the section heading, the words “, psychoactive substances”.

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