Singapore legislation
Regulation 9A
Regulation 9A
Forfeiture
Subregulation 1
A court may, on the application of the Attorney‑General, order that any item which has been proven to the court’s satisfaction on a balance of probabilities to be an item that is the subject of a contravention of regulation 6A or carried on board or on or in any ship or aircraft in contravention of regulation 6B —
is to be forfeited to the Government; and
is either destroyed or otherwise dealt with in such manner as the court may order.
Subregulation 2
In particular, the court may order that the item be dealt with as the Commissioner of Police thinks fit, and in such a case, the Commissioner of Police may direct that the property be destroyed or otherwise dealt with.
Subregulation 3
The court may require notice to be given to any person who, in the opinion of the court, appears to have an interest in the item to be forfeited.
Subregulation 4
Where —
the court proposes to order any item to be forfeited under this regulation; and
a person claiming to have an interest in the item has applied to be heard by the court,the court is not to order the item to be forfeited unless that person has been given an opportunity to show cause why the order should not be made.
Subregulation 5
The court may make an order of forfeiture even though no person has been charged with or convicted of an offence of contravening regulation 6A or 6B in relation to the property to be forfeited.