Pawnbrokers Act 1972 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Pawning and Redemption
20. Pawnbroker may refuse to deliver up pledge
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding anything contained in section 18, a pawnbroker who may have received notice not to deliver up any pledge in pawn from any police officer or from the owner of the pledge or of the pawn-ticket issued by him in respect thereof, or
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who may have reasonable cause to suspect that any pledge or any pawn-ticket issued by him in respect of the pledge has been dishonestly obtained, shall immediately report the matter to the nearest police station and shall retain the pledge in his possession until authorized to deliver it up by the officer in charge of the station or by a Magistrate.
pledge
“pledge” means any tangible personal property, other than choses-in-action, titles, securities or documents evidencing indebtedness, which is deposited or delivered into the possession of a pawnbroker;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.