Singapore legislation

Clause 97

of Health Information Bill

Clause 97

Disposal of things and documents

(1)

Any thing or document produced, detained or seized under this Act must —

(a)

where the thing or document is produced in any criminal trial, be dealt with in accordance with section 364(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; or

(b)

in any other case, be returned to the owner or reported to a Magistrate’s Court.

(2)

Where the report of any thing or document is made to a Magistrate’s Court under subsection (1)(b), the Magistrate’s Court may order the thing or document —

(a)

to be forfeited; or

(b)

to be disposed of in any manner that the Magistrate’s Court thinks fit.

(3)

This section does not affect any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law apart from this section.