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paid into court nay within six weeks after

(a) the vehicle, ship or money was forfeited to the

Crown; or

(b)

2 determination of any appeal against an order

for its forfeiture made by a magistrate undez

section 44 or 45,

give notice in writing to the Director of his intention to

submit to the Governor a moral clain in respect of the

forfeited vehicle, ship or money.

2) Where the owner of a forfeited vehicle or ship or

the person by whom

money was paid into court has

given notice in writing to the Director under subsection (1)

and has submitted a noral clain to the Governor by lodging

it with the Colonial Secretary within one month from the

date of such notice, the Governor may

(a) order the return of the forfaited chicle or

vuscel to the owner or agent or the return of the

forfeited money to the person by whom it was paid

into court, as the case may be; or

(b) direct that the clain be referred to the Governor

in Council.

(3) The Governor in Council, c.

referred to ki

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nsidering a claim

chcection (2), ray

(a) order the return of the forfeited vehicle or ship

to the

his amont or the return of the

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