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Disposal of forfeitures.
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317.—(1) Where—
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(a) any thing, which, either as a statutory consequence of conviction or by an order of a District Court, is forfeited under this Act or any instrument made thereunder, is lawfully seized, or
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(b) any thing is ordered by a District Justice under paragraph (b) of section 302 to be forfeited,
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the Minister may direct that such thing shall—
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(i) be returned to the person who appears to him to be the owner thereof, or
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(ii) be sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as he thinks fit.
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(2) Where the Minister, in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section, directs a thing to be sold, the net proceeds of the sale shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.
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(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any thing forfeited under section 265, where the Court gives a direction under the said section 265 in relation to such thing.
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