Section 44
Temporary release of things seized
of Sustainable Resources and Wastes Management, 2025
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Where any thing has been seized under this Ordinance, an authorized person may, subject to terms and conditions as the Chief
Executive Officer deems fit to impose, temporarily release such thing to the owner on application and on security (as assessed by the Chief
Executive Officer) being furnished that such thing shall be surrendered to him on demand or to produce it before a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2)
Where such owner fails to surrender the thing seized on demand by such authorized person, or fails to produce it before a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (1), he shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable with a fine of not less than twenty thousand ringgit and not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding two years, or to both, and the security furnished under subsection (1) shall be forfeited to the
Government.
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