Read the full judgment text of HCMA 384/2010 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 November 2010.
1. The Appellant appeals against part of a forfeiture order made by the Magistrates’ Court under section 28(7) of the Import and Export Ordinance, Cap. 60. The Magistrate had convicted seven men of attempting to export unmanifested cargo, contrary to section 18A(1)(c) of that Ordinance, and had sentenced them to various terms of imprisonment. That was followed by an application to the Magistrate for the forfeiture of all the goods concerned. The Magistrate forfeited all the goods.