12F. Expenses
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The following persons are responsible for any expenses incurred by the Director‑General or any enforcement officer for the seizure, detention, storage, housing, maintenance, transport, repatriation or disposal of any seized item:
enforcement officer
“enforcement officer” means an authorised officer, a police officer or an officer of customs;
in the case where the item is a wildlife which was imported or introduced into Singapore in contravention of this Act, the owner and the importer of the wildlife (jointly and severally);
in the case where the item is a wildlife which was being exported from Singapore in contravention of this Act, the owner and the exporter of the wildlife (jointly and severally);
in any other case, the owner of the item.
If the amount of the expenses mentioned in subsection (1) is not paid by the person responsible for the expenses under that subsection within 14 days after demand, the amount may be reported to a Magistrate’s Court or a District Court and recovered in the same manner as if it were a fine imposed by a Magistrate’s Court or a District Court.