74.—(1) Any police officer not below the rank of sergeant or any employee authorised by the Authority may, if he has reasonable grounds for believing that a telecommunication system or service has been established, installed, maintained, operated or provided in contravention of this Act or any regulations made thereunder or in breach of any licence issued by the Authority or that any telecommunication equipment used is of a type that is not approved by the Authority under section 30 —
(a)
in the case of any telecommunication equipment or any telecommunication system or service, other than any radio-communication system or service, enter and inspect any place in which the telecommunication equipment is used or the telecommunication system or service is established, installed, maintained, operated or provided, and may seize any telecommunication system or equipment found therein which appears to be used for or in connection with telecommunications; and
(b)
in the case of any radio-communication system or service, enter any place in Singapore or stop or board any vessel, aircraft or vehicle and inspect any place therein and may seize any radio-communication system or equipment found therein which appears to be used for or in connection with radio-communications.
(2) Where any police officer not below the rank of sergeant or any employee authorised by the Authority has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence has been or is being committed under section 70, 71, 72 or 75, he may seize any telecommunication system or equipment or any radio-communication system or equipment used in the commission of the offence.
(3) If there is no prosecution with regard to any equipment or system seized under this section, the equipment or system shall be taken and deemed to be forfeited to the Authority unless a claim is made within two months from the date of seizure.
(4) Any person asserting that he is the owner of the equipment or system may personally or by his authorised agent give written notice to the Authority that he claims the same.
(5) On receipt of the notice, the Authority may direct that the equipment or system be released or may refer the matter to a Magistrate’s Court or a District Court.
(6) The Magistrate’s Court or the District Court may proceed to the examination of the matter and upon examination shall order that the equipment or system be forfeited or released.