Control of Essential Supplies Act 1973 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Miscellaneous
26. Power of court to confiscate
Feedback & supportWhere any person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may order the confiscation in whole or in part of —
offence under this Act
“offence under this Act” includes any contravention of or failure to comply with any order or regulation made under this Act and any contravention of or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of any licence or permit issued or authority granted under this Act or the regulations made thereunder and any failure to comply with any request or direction lawfully made or given thereunder;
any controlled article in respect of which the offence has been committed and which has been seized by, or has otherwise come into the possession of the Controller or any person acting under the Controller’s authority or any vehicle, vessel or other article, the property of the accused, by means of which the offence has been committed or which is intended to be used for the commission of an offence under this Act; or
the proceeds of the sale of any such controlled article if it has been sold under section 12.
Where confiscation is ordered under subsection (1), the court is to deliver the controlled article or the proceeds of the sale of the controlled article (if not already in the Controller’s possession) to the Controller or to any person designated by him or her, and is to give directions as to their disposal.
controlled article
“controlled article” means any article or food, or any kind or type of article or food, which has been declared to be a controlled article by an order under section 5, and includes a rationed article;