Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
Regulation 26
Register of property left on premises, etc.
Subregulation 1
Where any property is left by a guest on any premises used as a hotel, the licensee in respect of the hotel must, without delay, make a record (whether in electronic form or otherwise) of the particulars of the property.
Subregulation 2
Subject to the provisions of the Innkeepers Act 1970, the licensee must do either of the following if the property mentioned in paragraph (1) is not reclaimed by the guest, or returned to the guest, within 60 days:
hand the unclaimed property to a police officer on duty at a police station and obtain an acknowledgement of the police officer’s receipt of that property;
deposit the unclaimed property in any device or receptacle installed at a police station for the deposit of any lost or unclaimed property and obtain an acknowledgement of the receipt of the deposit.
Subregulation 3
This regulation does not apply to property deposited with or left in the custody of the licensee.