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Forfcituro
of acety- lating substance.
Forfeiture of articles, elc. used ia connexion with offence.
Offences and penalties,
(c) anything which is or contains evidence of an offence
under this Ordinance.
13. Any acetylating substance in respect of which an offence under this Ordinance is being or has been committed shall, with effect from the seizure thereof under section 12, be forfeited to the Crown.
14. (1) A court may (whether or not any person has been convicted of such offence) order to be forfeited to the Crown-
(a) any money or thing (other than premises, a ship exceed. ing 250 gross tons, an aircraft or a train) which has been used in the commission of or in connexion with an offence under this Ordinance; and
(b) any money or other property received or possessed by any person as the result or product of an offence under this Ordinance.
(2) An order under subsection (1) for the forfeiture of a thing may include a term permitting a specified person or persons to redeem such thing on such conditions, including conditions as to the payment of the value or a proportion of the value thereof to the Crown, as the court may think fit.
(3) The court may require that notice of an application for forfeiture under subsection (1) shall be given in such manner as it thinks fit.
(4) The Governor in Council may, in his absolute discretion and after any proceedings under this Ordinance are concluded, entertain and give effect to any moral claim to or in respect of any money, thing or other property which has been forfeited to the Crown.
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
15. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of $1,000,000 and
to imprisonment for 15 years; and
(b) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to
imprisonment for 3 years.
(2) Any person who, being the holder of a licence or permit or being the person to whom a licence or permit has been issued, fails to surrender his licence or permit when required under section 8(3) or 9(4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable oa conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(3) Any person who-
() fails to comply with a requiremem of a public officer
under section 12(3)b); or
(b) obstructs a public officer in the exercise of any power
conferred on him under section 12.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) Any person who-
(a)
for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or for any other person, the issue or renewal of a licence or permit, makes any declaration or statement which is false in a material particular; or
(b) knowingly utters, produces or makes use of any such declaration or statement or a document containing any such declaration or statement.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years.
16. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for Regulations.
all or any of the following matters-
(a) the issue of licences and permits for the purposes of
this Ordinance:
(b) the records to be kept, returns to be made and informa- tion and particulars to be given by a person holding a
licence or permit;
(c) fees and charges;
(d)
(i) the storage of acetylating substances;
(i) the registration of premises in connexion with the importing, exporting, manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution, sale or other dealing in acetylating sub- stances; and
(iii) the cancellation, revocation and suspension of any such registration;