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Amendments

to Third, Sixth,

and Ninth Schedules.

Forfeiture

by opera- tion of law.

86D. Where-

(a) no claim is made under section 86 or section 86B in respect of any equipment of com- modity seized under either of those sections within 48 hours after the date of the seizure;

or

(b) such a claim having been made and refused. no application is made under section 86C(1) in respect of the equipment or commodity within 14 days after the date of refusal,

the equipment or commodity, or, in the case of a perishable commodity that has been disposed of under section 86(2) or section 86B(2) by way of sale, the proceeds of sale, shall, unless the equipment or com- modity has previously been returned to the person lawfully entitled to possession thereof or retained for disposal by the court under section 86A, be deemed on the expiry of the period of 48 hours or 14 days. as the case may be, to be forfeited to the Crown".

5. (1) The Third Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by repealing the item relating to section 83, and sub-

stituting the following-

"83A

$38

Urban Council

Urban Council

Governor in Council

Director of Urban Services*:

(b) by repealing the item relating to section 86, and sub-

stituting the following-

Виб

669

Urban Council

Urban Council

Director of Urban Services

Director of Urban Services".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 30th day of August, 1972.

Логан

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared

by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and

correctly printed copy of the said bill.

樾

Cherk to the Legistative Council.

(2) The Sixth Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting in the appropriate columns, after the item relating to section 81(2), the following-

**838(3)

Urban Council

Director of Urban Services”.

(3) The Ninth Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting in the appropriate columns, after the item relating to section 81(2), the following-

*83B(3)

$1,000 fine

$50 fine.".