49. Cost of holding equipment, etc., seized

Where any equipment, instrument, material, book, record, account, document or thing seized under this Act or its subsidiary legislation is held in the custody of the Government or the Authority pending completion of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act or its subsidiary legislation, the cost of holding such thing in custody shall, in the event of any person being found to have committed an offence, be a debt due to the Government by such person and shall be recoverable accordingly.