23. Court to order release or forfeiture of things seized
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entertainment
“entertainment” includes— (a) plays, operas, pantomimes, variety acts, performances of music, singing, dancing, gymnastics, martial art demonstrations, acrobatics and legerdemain, beauty contests, tableaux, demonstrations, displays and parades, in which living persons take part; (b) displays of fireworks, set pieces, commemorative decorations and representations of real or mythical creatures; (c) circuses and exhibitions of animals; (d) exhibitions of models, reading matter, pictures, photographs or of statuary or other forms of representation of human or animal figures; (e) exhibitions of cinematograph films, video movies and puppet-shows; (f) reproductions or transmissions otherwise than in association with a cinematograph film, by any means whatsoever other than telephony or radio telephony, of any music, song or speech; (g) machines and devices by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind; (h) pin-table and video games; Entertainment (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) 7 (i) sporting contests of any kind between any number of persons or animals; (j) organized competitions at games of skill or chance; (k) trade fairs consisting of the exhibition, advertisement or sale of the products of industries or of materials; (l) any combination of any of the above forms of entertainment; (m) any other entertainment which the Minister may, from time to time by order in the Gazette, declare, in any place to which members of the public are admitted with or without payment of money or other consideration;
thereto has been held, but the court shall order forfeiture if it is proved to its satisfaction that an offence against any provision of this
Act or any rules made thereunder has been committed and that the things were the subject matter of or were used in the commission of the offence, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of such offence.
All things forfeited shall be delivered to the Commissioner or the police as the case may be and shall be disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner or the police.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 4 of the Federal Capital Act 1960;
Things seized in respect of which there is no prosecution deemed to be forfeited if not claimed within one month