Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
Regulation 14
Forfeiture
Subregulation 1
A court may, on the application of the Attorney‑General, order that anything 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 7; or
that is carried on board or on or in any ship or aircraft in contravention of regulation 8,is to be forfeited to the Government, and either destroyed or otherwise dealt with in any manner that 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 item 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 7 or 8 in relation to the item to be forfeited.