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Chapter: | 60
 | Title: | IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | L.N. 362 of 1997; 66 of 2000 |
| Section: | 30 | Heading: | Claims for the return of forfeited articles, etc. | Version Date: | 01/07/1997 |
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 66 of 2000 s. 3
(1) A claimant may, within 6 weeks after-
- (a) the article, vessel or vehicle has been forfeited to the Government under section 27(6) or has been forfeited to the Government by order of a court under section 28(6) or (7); or
(b) the determination of any appeal against an order for forfeiture of the article, vessel or vehicle made by a court under section 28(6) or (7),
(2) Where a claimant has submitted a petition to the Chief Executive by lodging it in triplicate with the Chief Secretary for Administration within 30 days of giving notice under subsection (1), the Chief Executive may after considering the petition- (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 66 of 2000 s. 3)
- (a) order the return of the forfeited article, vessel or vehicle to the claimant;
(b) stipulate conditions upon which the delivery and transfer of ownership of the forfeited or disposed of article, vessel or vehicle, or the proceeds of any disposal, to the claimant is to be effected; or
(c) reject the petition. (Replaced 62 of 1993 s. 12)