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| (1)Where a court makes an order relating to the custody of an article, a copy of such order shall be sent to the person to whom the custody of that article is given and it shall be his duty to remove the same from the possession of the government Analyst with in a period of two months from the date of receipt of such copy. |
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| (2)If the person to whom the custody of an article is given fails to remove the same within the specified period, the Government Analyst may, where he considers it appropriate to do so"
| | (a) transmit such article to any Government department or public corporation for its use; or | | |
| | (b) dispose of such article in any manner as he may deem fit, notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary. | | |
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| (3) A person who fails to remove the article within the time specified in subsection (1) shall thereafter have no further right to such article or to claim the value of such article except as provided in section 7. |
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| (4) Where a court fails to make an order under subsection (1) of section 2 for the custody or disposal of an article, within six months of the forwarding of a report with respect to such article, by the Government Analyst to such court, it shall be lawful for the Government Analyst to dispose of the same in the manner set out in subsection (2) of section 3. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts