Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Evidence, Enforcement and Punishment
27. Forfeiture of controlled drugs, controlled substances, psychoactive substances and articles seized
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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 —
by delivering a written notice to the owner personally;
by posting a written notice to the owner’s place of residence; or
in any other manner that the officer thinks expedient.
The notice under subsection (1) is not required to be given where the seizure is made in the presence of the offender or the owner or his or her agent, or in the case of a ship or an aircraft, in the presence of the master or captain thereof.
aircraft
“aircraft” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Air Navigation Act 1966;
An order for the forfeiture of any controlled drug, controlled substance, psychoactive substance or article is to be made if it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that an offence under this Act has been committed and that such drug, substance or article was the subject matter of or was used in the commission of the offence even though no person may have been convicted of that offence.
controlled drug
“controlled drug” means any substance or product which is for the time being specified in Part 1, 2 or 3 of the First Schedule or anything that contains any such substance or product;
If there is no prosecution with regard to any controlled drug, controlled substance, psychoactive substance or article seized under this Act, that drug, substance or article is deemed to be forfeited to the Government on the expiry of one month from the date of the seizure thereof unless a claim thereto has been made before that date in such manner as may be prescribed.
[Deleted by Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024]