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No. 21
Prevention of Terrorism
2002
(5) Any person who(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirement of a detention order; or
(b) intentionally obstructs or hinders any person acting in accordance with subsection (2),
commits an offence.
(6) For the purposes of this section, the Minister may, in writing,
designate as an authorised person such person as he deems appropriate.
Power to
seize
property
used in
commisSion of
terrorist
acts
33-(1) Where the Inspector General of Police or Commissioner
of Police has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any property has
been, or is being, used to commit an offence under this Act, he may seize
the property.
(2) The Inspector General of Police or Commissioner of Police may
exercise his powers under subsection (1), whether or not any proceedings have been instituted for an offence under this Act in respect of that
property.
(3) The Commissioner of Police, shall as soon as practicable after
seizing any property under subsection (1), make an application, exparte,
Ito the Court for a detention order in respect of that property.
(4) A Court to whom an application is made under subsection (3),
shall not make a detention order in respect of the property referred to in
the application unless he(a) has given every person appearing to have an interest in the property, a reasonable opportunity of being heard; or
(b) has reasonable grounds to believe that the property has been, or
is being, used to commit an offence under this Act.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), every detention order made under
subsection (4), shall be valid for a period of sixty days, and may, on
application, be renewed by the Court, for a further period of sixty days
until such time as the property referred to in the order is produced in
Court in proceedings for an offence under this Act in respect of that
property.
(6) The Court may release any property referred to in a detention
order made under subsection (4) if (a) no longer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the property it
has been or is being used to commit an offence under this Act;
or
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