Section 37G
Power to seize equipment, device, etc.
of Sabah Water Supply Enactment 2003
If an authorized officer has reason to believe that there has been committed an offence under this Enactment or any regulations made under this Enactment, he may seize any equipment, device, appliance, material, book, record, account, document or other thing or any receptacle, package or conveyance in which the equipment, device, appliance, material, book, record, account, document or other thing may have been found or which has been used in connection with the offence.
(2)
Where under this section any equipment, device, appliance, material, book, record, account, document or other thing or any receptacle, package or conveyance has been seized in respect of such offence then the authorized officer may retain the equipment, device, appliance, material, book, record, account, document or other thing or the receptacle, package or conveyance until the conclusion of such criminal proceedings.
(3)
If the State Water Authority is satisfied that, and where applicable, any of the said equipment, device, appliance, material or other thing or any receptacle, package or conveyance
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(a)
is subject to speedy and natural decay;
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(b)
is liable to deteriorate in quality or spoil within a short time;
(c)
is liable to depreciate in value within a short time; or
(d)
the custody of which involves unreasonable expense and inconvenience, he may order the equipment, device, appliance, material or other thing or any receptacle, package or conveyance to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the State Water
Authority thinks fit, and the proceeds of sale, if any, shall be kept until the conclusion of such criminal proceedings.
(4)
The owner of the equipment, device, appliance, material, book, record, account, document or other thing or any receptacle, package or conveyance that has been seized under subsection
(1)
shall pay such sums as the State Water Authority may consider reasonable to cover the expenses connected with the removal to a place of detention and unless such sum is paid within a specified time the equipment, device, appliance, material, book, record, account, document or other thing or any receptacle, package or conveyance shall be forfeited.