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| (1) Any authorized officer of the Corporation may, if he has reason to believe that any offence under this Act has been or is committed, seize and detain-
| | (a) any article in connection with which the offence is believed to have been or to be committed or which is believed to have been or to be used in or in connection with the commission of the offence; and | | |
| | (b) any book, register, record or other document which in his opinion will be necessary or useful for the prosecution of any person for an offence under this Act. | | |
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| (2) Where any authorized officer of the Corporation seizes any article under sub-section (1), such article shall be kept in the custody and control of the Corporation pending its disposal as hereinafter provided. |
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| (3) Any person aggrieved by the seizure of any article by any authorized officer of the Corporation under sub-section (1) may, within a period of thirty days after the date of such seizure, make an application in writing against such seizure to any District Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such seizure was effected. |
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| (4) Where-
| | (a) no application against the seizure of any article by any authorized officer of the Corporation under sub-section (1) is made to any District Court under sub-section (3) within the period specified in that sub-section, such article shall be forfeited to Her Majesty on the expiration of that period; or | | |
| | (b) any application so made is dismissed by a determination of the District Court, such article shall be forfeited to Her Majesty as from the date of such determination. | | |
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