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24 (3) Subsection (2) ceases to have effect in relation to things seized if, on the application of a person aggrieved by the seizure, the court in which proceedings referred to in that subsection are instituted so orders.

Power to require names and addresses

16.—(1) An inspector who exercises a right of entry to casino premises under section 118 or under a search warrant may require a person on the premises to state the person’s full name and residential address.

(2) An inspector is not authorised to require a person to state his name or address unless the inspector—
 * (a) suspects on reasonable grounds that the person has committed an offence; and
 * (b) has informed the person, at the time of stating the requirement, that it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement.

(3) Any person who fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

Seizure and forfeiture of equipment, etc.

17.—(1) An inspector may seize—
 * (a) any thing that the inspector reasonably suspects is gaming equipment that is not authorised under this Act to be on the casino premises; or
 * (b) any article or thing the use or possession of which is unlawful.

(2) A police officer or an inspector may apply to a court upon completion of the investigation in relation to any item seized under subsection (1) for an order that the item seized under that subsection be forfeited to the Authority.

(3) On an application under subsection (2), the court shall order that the item be forfeited to the Authority if the court is satisfied that the item is—
 * (a) gaming equipment that is not authorised under this Act to be on the casino premises; or
 * (b) an article or thing the use or possession of which is unlawful,

as the case may be, regardless of whether a charge has been filed in relation to the item or whether a person has been convicted of an offence in relation to the item.