Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Offences
40. Forfeiture of seized articles, money, etc.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
If a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, order to be forfeited any equipment, thing, document, or any money or money equivalent or other thing of value —
offence under this Act
“offence under this Act” includes an offence under any Regulations;
used in the commission of the offence and found in the possession of the person when the offence was committed; or
seized under this Act in relation to the offence.
A forfeiture order under subsection (1) —
may include such provision about the treatment of the equipment, thing, document, or any money or money equivalent or other thing of value, forfeited as the court thinks appropriate; and
subject to any provision made under paragraph (a), must be treated as requiring any person in possession of the equipment, thing, document, or any money or money equivalent or other thing of value, to surrender it to the Authority, a police officer or an authorised officer as soon as is reasonably practicable.
Subject to subsection (2), sections 364, 365 and 366 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 apply to any equipment, thing, document, or any money or money equivalent or other thing of value forfeited under this section or section 41.
document
“document” means any thing in which information or material of any description is recorded;
Terms defined in s 3
authorised officer
Defined · s 3“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
Authority
Defined · s 3“Authority” means the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore, which is the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore continued and renamed under section 3 of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022;
document
Defined · s 3“document” means any thing in which information or material of any description is recorded;
offence under this Act
Defined · s 3“offence under this Act” includes an offence under any Regulations;
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