Section 28Part 6 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Seizure of items other than specimen by conservation officer
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28. (1) Where, pursuant to this Law a conservation officer seizes a vessel, vehicle and any noxious substance, firearms, speargun, trap, net, cage and other article or equipment reasonably suspected to have been used in the commission of an offence, the court may order either at the hearing or on application, that the item be returned to the person appearing to the court to be entitled to it or that it be disposed of otherwise in such manner as the court thinks appropriate.
A conservation officer may, unless an order has been made under subsection (1), at any time return the item to the person from whom it is seized or may apply to the court for an order as to its disposal and a court may make any order that it might have made under subsection (1).
If no proceedings are taken in respect of an offence relating to the item seized within six months after the seizure under this Law or, if proceedings are taken but no order for forfeiture is made, the item shall be returned to the person from whom it is seized.
If no proceedings are taken in respect of an offence relating to the item seized within six months after the seizure under this Law or, if proceedings are taken but no order for forfeiture is made and the person from whom the item was seized cannot be located within a reasonable period of time, the conservation officer shall dispose of the item by way of sale or in such manner as he considers appropriate.
Where a conservation officer disposes of an item in accordance with subsection (4) he shall submit a report of the disposal to the Council and if the item has been sold the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the Fund. National Conservation Law, 2013 Section 29 c Law 24 of 2013 Page 39