Any police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector may at any time enter upon any premises in respect of which a licence has been issued under this Act, or in respect of which he has reasonable cause to believe an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder has been or is about to be committed, and may inspect such premises and any motor vehicle components or accessories, books, account registers, records, documents, or things found therein, and may require any person appearing to be in control thereof or employed therein or who has been employed therein within the last preceding three months to give such information as will enable such police officer to determine whether or not the provisions of this Act is being or has been complied with.

Any such police officer acting under this section may demand that any person residing or being in the premises shall allow him full ingress thereto and afford him all reasonable facilities for inspection, and if after notification of his authority and purpose ingress cannot without reasonable delay be so obtained the officer may, if he has reasonable cause to believe that the delay would be likely to imperil the efficacy of the inspection, without warrant, enter such premises and inspect the same and anything found therein, and, if necessary in order to effect such entry, break open any outer or inner door or window or other part of such premises.

Before acting under this section, a police officer (unless he is in uniform) shall, if required to do so, produce documentary evidence of his appointment.

Any person who obstructs or hinders a police officer in the exercise of his powers under this section, or who fails to furnish any information required of him under this section, shall be guilty of an offence.

Subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a magistrate may order that any motor vehicle components or accessories in respect of which an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder has been committed shall be forfeited.

Any motor vehicle components or accessories found without an apparent owner may be seized by a police officer and shall as soon as possible be taken before a magistrate, who, if satisfied that the owner cannot be found, shall declare them or it to be forfeited.

An order for the forfeiture of motor vehicle components or accessories under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section may be a conditional order, and upon a conditional order being made the magistrate shall direct a police officer to advertise the order in one issue of the Gazette.

If, within three months from the date of the Gazette in which the advertisement issued under subsection (3) of this section appears, any person proves to the satisfaction of a magistrate that he has a lawful title to the motor vehicle components or accessories in respect of which the conditional order of forfeiture has been made, or any part thereof, and that he was not concerned in the offence (if any) in respect of which such order was made, the magistrate may order the said motor vehicle components or accessories, or such part as the magistrate considers just, to be delivered to that person subject to the prior payment of any such sum as the magistrate may direct to be paid in reimbursement of the expenses incurred in recovering, transporting and storing such motor vehicle components or accessories and in publishing such advertisement as aforesaid; in default of such an order for delivery as aforesaid, the conditional order for forfeiture shall become absolute upon the expiration of the said period of three months.

The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of the Police Act (Cap. 84).

No person shall export any motor vehicle components or accessories unless he has given to the police officer in charge of the police station nearest to the premises in which the motor vehicle components or accessories are stored immediately before being dispatched for export not less than seventy-two hours’ notice in writing of his intention to export the motor vehicle components or accessories, specifying in such notice the premises and time at which the motor vehicle components or accessories may be inspected.

Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence.