Crimes Ordinance Part XII 12-90 Section 153F Cap. 200 (2) An application under subsection (1) is, for the purpose of section 8 of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227), a complaint. (3) When an application under subsection (1) is made to a magistrate, the magistrate shall issue a summons to any claimant requiring him to appear before a magistrate on the hearing of the application and shall cause a copy of the summons to be served on the Commissioner. (4) On the hearing of an application under subsection (1), the magistrate may order that the vessel— (a) be forfeited; (b) be released to the owner or his agent subject to any condition that he may specify in the order; or (c) be disposed of in such manner and subject to such conditions as he may specify in the order. (5) On the hearing of an application made under subsection (1)— (a) a certified true copy of the record of any proceedings, including the decision of the court, in respect of an offence committed in relation to the vessel shall be admissible in evidence; (b) a certificate purporting to be signed by a public officer who states in the certificate that he effected service in accordance with section 153D(4) shall be evidence of the facts stated in the certificate and relating to that service; and (c) Part IV of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8) (which relates to the admissibility of hearsay evidence in civil proceedings) shall apply as if the proceedings were civil proceedings. (Added 69 of 1990 s. 7) Verified Copy Last updated date 5.12.2014