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incorrect or inaccurate or does not believe to be correct or
accurate; or
(d) wilfully or recklessly gives information which is incorrect or inaccurate in a material respect or withholds information as to any of the matters in respect of which information is required to be given under this Ordinance,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
14. Forfeiture
(1) Anything seized under section 11(2) is liable to forfeiture, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence in respect of the thing.
(2) Where anything is seized under section 11(2), the Director may at any time release it to the person who appears to him to be the owner of it or his authorized agent subject to any conditions that the Director may specify in writing.
(3) Where anything has not been released under subsection (2), the Director may, in proceedings where an offence is prosecuted under this Ordinance or in separate proceedings relating to the thing seized, apply to a court or magistrate for the forfeiture of the thing.
(4) If, on the hearing of an application under subsection (3), the court or magistrate is satisfied that an offence was committed in respect of the thing, the court or magistrate may order that the thing-
(a) be forfeited; or
(b) be delivered to its owner or his authorized agent subject to any
conditions that the court or magistrate may specify in the order.
(5) Where under subsection (3) an application is made for forfeiture otherwise than in proceedings where an offence under this Ordinance is prosecuted, the Director shall forthwith notify in writing the owner of the thing or his authorized agent, unless the owner or his authorized agent has indicated in writing to the Director that notification is not required.
(6) If there is more than one owner of the thing seized, it is sufficient for the purposes of subsection (5) to give notice to one owner or his authorized agent, unless that owner or his authorized agent has indicated that notification is not required.
(7) Anything ordered to be forfeited under this section that is a scheduled substance shall be destroyed or disposed of as determined by the Director.
15. Prosecutions
(1) Prosecutions for offences under this Ordinance may be brought in the name of the Director or the Commissioner of Customs and Excise.