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Rh :(b) property is recovered in a foreign country pursuant to a request under subsection (1), that specified amount shall be reduced by the value of property so recovered.

(3) A certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the appropriate authority of a foreign country stating—
 * (a) that property has been recovered in the foreign country pursuant to a request under subsection (1); or
 * (b) the value of the property or the date on which it was recovered,

shall, in any judicial proceedings, be admissible as evidence of the matter so stated.

(4) Where the value of property recovered is expressed in a currency other than that of Singapore, the extent to which the amount payable under the Singapore confiscation order is to be reduced under subsection (3) shall be calculated on the basis of the exchange rate prevailing on the date on which the property was recovered in the foreign country concerned.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a certificate purporting to be issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and stating the exchange rate prevailing on a specified date shall be admissible in any judicial proceedings as evidence of the matter so stated. Division 5—Assistance in Locating or Identifying Persons Assistance in locating or identifying persons

14. Where the Attorney-General is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is, in any foreign country, a person who—
 * (a) is or might be concerned in or affected by; or
 * (b) could give or provide evidence or assistance relevant to,

any criminal matter in Singapore, the Attorney-General may request that country to assist in locating or, if the person's identity is unknown, in identifying and locating that person.