Section 43

A person asserting that he is the owner of any strategic items, unlisted items, container, package, conveyance, article, records, books, accounts, documents or computerized data seized under this Act and that the strategic items, unlisted items, container, package, conveyance, article, records, books, accounts, documents, or computerized data are not liable to forfeiture may personally or by his agent authorized in writing by him, give written notice to the authorized officer who made the seizure of his claim.

On receipt of the written claim under subsection (2), the authorized officer shall refer the matter to the Sessions Court for decision.

The Court to which the matter is referred shall issue a summons requiring the person asserting that he is the owner of the strategic items, unlisted items, container, package, conveyance, article, records, books, accounts, documents or computerized data and the person from whom they were seized to appear before the court and upon their appearance or default to appear, due service of the summons being proved, the court shall proceed to the examination of the matter, and on proof that an offence under this Act has been committed and that such strategic items, unlisted items, container, package, conveyance, article, records, books, accounts, documents or computerized data were the subject matter of or were used in the commission of such offence, shall order that the strategic items, unlisted items, container, package, conveyance, article, records, books, accounts, documents or computerized data be forfeited or may, in the absence of such proof, order the release of such strategic items, unlisted items, container, package, conveyance, article, records, books, accounts, documents or computerized data to the person entitled to them.

Cost of holding strategic items and unlisted items seized