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Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 s 19

Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 s 19

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s 19 All things seized liable to forfeiture

(1) All publications and other articles, other than a printing press which shall be forfeited under section 3, seized and detained under section 17 or 18, whether or not any person is charged or convicted, may be dealt with in such manner as the court may direct. (2) If there be no prosecution with regard to any printing press, publication or other article seized under this Act, such printing press, publication or other article shall be taken and deemed to be forfeited at the expiration of one calendar month from the date of the service of a written notice of the seizure unless a claim thereto is made before that date in the manner hereinafter set forth. (3) Any person asserting that he is the owner of such printing press, publication or other article and that they are not liable to forfeiture may personally or by his agent authorized in writing give written notice to the senior authorized officer that he claims the same. (4) On receipt of such notice the senior authorized officer shall refer the claim to the Minister who may direct that such printing press, publication or other article be released to the claimant or otherwise disposed of or may direct such senior authorized officer to refer the matter to the court for its decision.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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