Crimes Ordinance Part XII 12-62 Section 147D Cap. 200 a person claiming to be the owner of the sign or to be entitled to possession of the sign may, within one month after the removal, apply to a magistrate for an order that the Commissioner of Police give possession of the sign to him. (2) Upon receipt of an application under this section, the magistrate shall— (a) fix a date for the hearing of the application; and (b) notify the Commissioner of Police of the application and of the date of the hearing. (3) A magistrate may order the Commissioner of Police to give possession of the sign to the applicant if, after hearing an application under this section and any representations made by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, the magistrate is satisfied that— (a) the applicant is the owner of the sign or was, before the sign was taken away, entitled to possession of the sign; and (b) the sign was not, before being taken away, being displayed in contravention of section 147A. (Added 69 of 1990 s. 6) 147D. Order concerning sign following acquittal under section 147A Where a sign has been taken away under section 147B and a person is acquitted of an offence under section 147A in respect of that sign, the court or magistrate by whom he is acquitted may order that the Commissioner of Police give possession of the sign to him or any other person if (but only if) the court or magistrate is satisfied that— (a) he or that other person, as the case may be, is the owner of the sign or was, before the sign was taken away, entitled to possession of the sign; and Verified Copy Last updated date 5.12.2014