11. Information of stolen and lost property to be given to secondhand goods dealers
Feedback & supportWhere a police officer has received any information as to any stolen property or as to any property which has been lost, he or she may, if he or she thinks it necessary or expedient to assist in the recovery of the property, disseminate the information to all secondhand goods dealers, with lists and descriptions of the stolen or lost property.
stolen property
“stolen property” means property, the possession of which has been transferred by theft, extortion or robbery, 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 out of Singapore; but does not include such property which subsequently comes into the possession of a person legally entitled to the possession of the property.
If any secondhand goods dealer possesses any property fitting such lists and descriptions mentioned in subsection (1) or such property is thereafter offered to or shown to any secondhand goods dealer, the secondhand goods dealer —
secondhand goods dealer
“secondhand goods dealer” means any person who deals in secondhand goods;
must, without unnecessary delay, make a report to any police officer, with the name and address of the person in whose possession the property was seen; and
may detain the person offering or showing the secondhand goods dealer such property until the arrival of a police officer.
Any person who contravenes subsection (2)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.