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Rh False or misleading statements, information or documents

43. A person that, in relation to any matter under this Act—
 * (a) makes any statement, or provides any information or document, that is false or misleading in a material particular; and
 * (b) knows or ought reasonably to know that, or is reckless as to whether, the statement, information or document is false or misleading in a material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

Disposal of articles, documents, substances, etc.

44.—(1) Any article, substance or document produced, detained or seized under this Act must—
 * (a) where the article, substance or document is produced in any criminal trial, be dealt with in accordance with section 364(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68); or
 * (b) in any other case, be returned to the owner or reported to a Magistrate’s Court.

(2) Where the report of any article, substance or document is made to a Magistrate’s Court under subsection (1)(b), the Magistrate’s Court may order the article, substance or document—
 * (a) to be forfeited; or
 * (b) to be disposed of in any manner that the Magistrate’s Court thinks fit.

(3) This section does not affect any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law apart from this section.

Offences by corporations

45.—(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that—