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such notice has been given in writing to the Director, the vehicle
or ship shall be forfeited forthwith to the Crown.
(7) A person has a claim for the purposes of this section
and section 44 if
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(a) he is the owner of the vehicle or ship or the agent of
the owner; or
(b) he was in possession of the vehicle or ship at the time
it was seized.
Determination of appli- cations for forfeiture.
44.
(1) Where a notice of claim is given under section
43(5), the Director shall apply in the prescribed form to a magis-
trate for the forfeiture of the vehicle or ship and shall state
in the application the name and address of the claimant as
specified in the notice of claim.
(2) When any such application is made to a magistrate, the
magistrate shall issue a summons in the prescribed form to the
claimant, requiring him to appear before a magistrate on the
hearing of the application, and shall cause a copy of the summons
to be served on the Director.
(3) If, on the hearing of an application under this section
(a) neither the claimant nor any other person appears before
the magistrate to make a claim and the magistrate is
satisfied that the summons was duly served; or
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(b) neither the claimant nor any other person satisfies
the magistrate that he has a claim; and
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