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Laws of Malaysia
ACT 301
All things seized liable to forfeiture
19. (1) All publications and other articles, other than a printing
press which shall be forfeited under section 3, seized and detained
under section 17 or 18, whether or not any person is charged or
convicted, may be dealt with in such manner as the court may direct.
(2) If there be no prosecution with regard to any printing press,
publication or other article seized under this Act, such printing press,
publication or other article shall be taken and deemed to be forfeited
at the expiration of one calendar month from the date of the service of
a written notice of the seizure unless a claim thereto is made before
that date in the manner hereinafter set forth.
(3) Any person asserting that he is the owner of such printing
press, publication or other article and that they are not liable to
forfeiture may personally or by his agent authorized in writing give
written notice to the senior authorized officer that he claims the same.
(4) On receipt of such notice the senior authorized officer shall
refer the claim to the Minister who may direct that such printing
press, publication or other article be released to the claimant or
otherwise disposed of or may direct such senior authorized officer to
refer the matter to the court for its decision.
Arrest without warrant
20. Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person found
committing or reasonably suspected of committing or of having
committed or of attempting to commit or of procuring or abetting any
person to commit any offence under this Act.
Corporations and firms
21. For any of the purposes of this Act a corporation may act by a
director or its secretary, and a firm may act by any of its partners.
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