Malaysia legislation
Section 48
Section 48
Ordinance, other than offences against—
(2)
Every officer seizing any property under this section shall place on such property, or on the receptacle, if any, in which it has been contained, a mark indicating that it has been so seized, and shall, without unnecessary delay, make a report of such seizure to a
Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence in respect of which the seizure has been made:
Provided that, in any case where such property has been seized in connection with an offence compounded under section 47, it shall not be necessary to report to a Magistrate the seizure there of, and such property shall be disposed of in such manner as the Controller shall think fit.
Seizure of property when offender cannot be found