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Summary Offences Act 2005
sec.47Forfeiture of thing to which offence relates
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### sec.47 Forfeiture of thing to which offence relates
If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against section 15 , 16 , 17 , 19G , 19I , 19M , 23B or 23C , the court may order that the thing to which the offence relates be forfeited to the State.
For how something forfeited to the State may be disposed of, see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 (Administration), part 3 (Dealing with things in the possession of police service), division 7 (Dealing with forfeited things).
s 47 (prev s 27) amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 ); 2007 No. 1 s 7 ; 2013 No. 31 s 73
renum 2008 No. 42 s 5
amd 2024 No. 1 s 10