118Notice of seizure of property

118 Notice of seizure of property (1) A person who executes an enforcement warrant may serve on— (a) the fine defaulter against whom the enforcement warrant is issued and whose personal property is seized under the enforcement warrant; or (b) a person who is in possession of any personal property of the fine defaulter against whom the enforcement warrant is issued that is seized under the enforcement warrant— a notice in the form prescribed by the rules of court under the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** informing the person served with the notice— (c) that the fine defaulter, or person in possession of the personal property of the fine defaulter, is responsible for the safe-keeping of the personal property seized under the enforcement warrant that is described in the notice; and (d) informing the fine defaulter or other person of the provisions of subsection (2). (2) A person who knows that property has been seized under an enforcement warrant or is the subject of a notice served under subsection (1) must not, except with the written consent of the sheriff— (a) interfere with or dispose of that property; or (b) deface or remove any mark attached to that property indicating that it had been so seized; or (c) remove that property from the place at which it was situated when the notice was served. 1. 25 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both. (3) Nothing in subsection (2) affects the powers of the Supreme Court, the County Court or the Magistrates' Court in relation to contempt.