Section 53
Seizures and forfeitures
All arms and ammunition in respect of which there has been any offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder, or any restriction or condition subject to or upon which any licence or permit has been granted, shall be seized by any police officer or proper officer of customs and, together with the receptacles containing the same, shall be liable to forfeiture by order of a Sessions Court Judge or a
Magistrate:
Provided that a Sessions Court Judge or a Magistrate may order the arms and ammunition or the receptacles to be released and to be delivered to such person as shall be named in the order, whether or not any person has been convicted of the offence.
(2)
All arms and ammunition which may be found without an apparent owner shall be seized by any police officer and if, after such notice as a Magistrate may direct, no owner appears, the same may by order of a Magistrate be forfeited.