Section 50

Where any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, article or thing is seized under this Act and no prosecution has commenced in respect thereof, the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, article or thing shall be held for a period of one month from the date of seizure at the end of which period it shall be forfeited, unless a written claim thereto is received by the Director within that period from the person from whom the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, article or thing was seized.

Where any written claim is received under subsection (1), it shall be referred by the Director to the court for its decision as to the disposal of the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, article or thing, which may, subject to section 51, be held pending the conclusion of the prosecution.

The court shall issue a summons requiring the claimant and the person, if any, from whom the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, article or thing was seized to appear before the court and upon the appearance of the claimant or that person or upon his failure to do so after reasonable notice, the court shall proceed to examine the matter and make an order upon the facts proved.

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