Procedure where money is found or deposited

(1) Subject to the Police Act, Cap. 138 or any other law regulating the detention of money by the Police as an exhibit in any criminal cause or matter, where money is found by, or deposited with the Police, it shall forthwith be paid into a deposit account at the Treasury and shall be repaid to the owner upon his claiming it, within six months of the loss, and upon satisfying the Commissioner of Police that he is the owner thereof, or is entitled to the money in question. 7 (2) If no claim is successfully made within the period specified in subsection (1) of this section, the money found shall be dealt with in accordance with section 12 of this Act.