14. Delivery to owner of property
Feedback & supportIf any person is convicted in any court of an offence under Chapter XVII of the Penal Code [Cap. 224] in respect of any property, and it appears to the court that the property has been sold to a licensed dealer, the court, on proof of the ownership of the property, may, if it thinks fit, order the delivery thereof to the owner either on payment to the licensed dealer of the amount of the purchase price or any part thereof, or without payment thereof or of any part thereof, as to the court according to the conduct of the owner and the other circumstances of the case seems just and fitting.
person
“person” includes a firm or a person carrying on business in a firm’s name;
The court may also adjourn the proceedings for the attendance of the licensed dealer and may summon the licensed dealer to attend at the adjourned hearing.
licensed dealer
“licensed dealer” means a dealer in secondhand goods only, or in such goods together with goods which are not secondhand, licensed under this Act;
If after hearing the licensed dealer the court is of opinion that the licensed dealer has not exercised due care in purchasing any stolen property, it may order the licensed dealer to pay a fine not exceeding $200.
stolen property
“stolen property” means property the possession whereof has been transferred by theft, or by extortion, or by robbery, and property which has been criminally misappropriated or in respect of which criminal breach of trust or cheating has been committed whether the transfer has been made or the misappropriation or breach of trust or cheating has been committed within or without Singapore; but if such property subsequently comes into the possession of a person legally entitled to the possession thereof, it then ceases to be stolen property;