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Animals Act 1953 s 74

Animals Act 1953 s 74

s 74 Forfeiture

(1) Whenever any person shall have been convicted of an offence against this Act the Court convicting such person may, in addition to or in lieu of imposing any other punishment, order that any animal, bird, carcass, conveyance or article in respect of which such offence has been committed shall be forfeited. (2) When any animal, bird, carcass, conveyance or article has been seized under section 68 but the person who is alleged to have committed the offence is unknown or cannot be found, the Magistrate may, if it is proved to his satisfaction that an offence has been committed in respect of such animal, bird, carcass, conveyance or article, order that such animal, bird, carcass, conveyance or article be forfeited: Provided that no order of forfeiture shall be made in respect of a conveyance unless the owner, if his name and place of residence is known, shall have had an opportunity of appearing to show cause why such order should not be made. (3) Any animal, bird, carcass, conveyance or article forfeited under this section or under subsection 68(3) shall be disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Magistrate.

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Text as at 1 November 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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