Determination
of applica- tions for forfeiture.
34B.
6
(1) where a notice f claim is
given under section 34A(5), the Director
shall apply to a magistrate for the
forfeiture of the 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
(b) neither the claimant nor any other
person satisfies the magistrate
that he has a claim,