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Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Ordinance Part 2—Division 3 Section 14 :(b) without affecting the powers of the Commissioner under Part 3, any CBNIs seized in connection with the suspected offence must be returned to the person.

14. Register of records of persons paying specified amount

(1) The Commissioner must maintain a register of records of persons who have made a payment mentioned in section 13(1)(f)(i).

(2) The Commissioner must, for each person, arrange to be entered in the register—
 * (a) the full name of the person;
 * (b) the number of the identity card or, if the person does not have an identity card, the number of any travel document, of the person;
 * (c) the date on which the notice under section 13(1) was given;
 * (d) the date on which the payment was made; and
 * (e) any other information that the Commissioner considers appropriate.

15. Suspected offence handled under section 13 may be taken into account

(1) If—
 * (a) a person is convicted of an offence under section 4, 5, 6 or 9; and
 * (b) the register maintained under section 14 contains a record of the person,

the court or magistrate may, in determining the sentence to be passed on the person, take the record into account.