Where any article, optical disc, thing, book or document, seized under this Act is held in the custody of the Government pending completion of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act, the cost of holding such thing in custody shall, in the event of any person being found guilty of an offence, be a debt due to the Government by such person and shall be recoverable accordingly.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kos memegang barang, dsb., yang disita
Jika apa-apa barang, cakera optik, benda, buku atau dokumen yang disita di bawah Akta ini dipegang dalam jagaan Kerajaan sementara menunggu penyelesaian apa-apa prosiding berkenaan dengan kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, kos bagi memegang benda itu dalam jagaan, hendaklah, sekiranya mana-mana orang didapati bersalah atas suatu kesalahan, menjadi hutang yang kena dibayar kepada Kerajaan oleh orang itu dan hendaklah didapatkan dengan sewajarnya.
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).