7. Demand for surrender of foreign travel documents

If the Minister has made an order under section 6, a police officer may demand that the person surrender to the police officer the person’s foreign travel documents.

If the person does not immediately surrender the person’s foreign travel documents, the police officer may seize the person’s foreign travel documents, whether or not the foreign travel documents are in his possession or control.

A person commits an offence if the person fails to surrender the travel documents to the police officer immediately upon a demand being made under subsection (1).

A foreign travel document obtained by a police officer under this section shall be immediately returned to the person to whom it was issued upon the expiry of the order made by the Minister under section 6 relating to that document unless the retention of such foreign travel documents is required under any other written law.

No person whose foreign travel documents have been seized under this section may obtain replacement or temporary foreign travel documents while the existing travel documents are seized.

A person who contravenes subsection (3) or (5) commits an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.