Section 32A
Power of seizure
of Natural Resources And Environment Ordinance, 1949
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Where there is any reason to believe that an offence under this Ordinance has been committed, any tool, equipment, machinery, vehicle or property used in the commission of the offence may be seized by the Controller or any officer authorized by the
Controller or any police officer, investigating the offence:
Provided that the Controller or a police officer not below the rank of Superintendent may release anything so seized under this section upon the furnishing of a bond or other security that is adequate to cover the value of the things seized.
(2)
Where it is proven to the satisfaction of the court that any thing seized pursuant to subsection (1) is used in the commission of the offence, the court shall order the same to be forfeited and disposed of in such manner as the court may direct.
(3)
Where any thing is seized under this section and there is no prosecution within sixty days from date of such seizure thereof, the thing seized shall be deemed to be forfeited at the end of that period unless before the end of that period a written claim on it is made, by the lawful owner thereof or his duly authorized agent, to the
Controller or a Superintendent of Police, as the case may be, for the return of the thing seized.
[Ins. Cap. A53.]
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