Section 37
Cost of holding seized scheduled species, etc.
of International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008
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Section 37
Where any scheduled species, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article seized under this Act is held in the custody of the Management Authority pending completion of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act, the cost of holding it in custody shall, in the event of any person being convicted of such offence, be a debt due to the
Management Authority or Government, as the case may be, by such person and shall be recoverable accordingly.