officer or member of the Preventive Service of or above the rank of Revenue Sub-Inspector, produce it for inspection by the Director, an authorized officer or such member of the Preventive Service.
(2) The Director, any authorized officer or a member of the Preventive Service of or above the rank of Revenue Sub-Inspector shall determine whether or not any article produced to him for inspection under subsection (1) is a prohibited article.
(3) The person in possession or control of a prohibited article shall, if required to do so by the Director or an authorized officer, cause such article to be stored in a place specified by the Director or authorized officer under such conditions as he may impose.
(4) An article stored in a specified place in accordance with the directions of the Director or authorized officer under subsection (3) shall not be removed from that place unless the Director or an authorized officer has authorized in writing the removal of the article.
(5) Any person authorized in writing under subsection (4) to remove an article from a specified place shall comply with such conditions as may be imposed by the Director or authorized officer on the removal of the article.
(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
Claim and disposal of prohibited articles found without owner. 13. (1) The Director or any authorized officer may order that any prohibited article which is found without an apparent owner shall be stored in a place specified by him subject to such conditions as he may impose.
(2) Any person who, being in possession of a prohibited article which is found without an apparent owner, fails to comply with an order given by the Director or an authorized officer under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
(3) Where a prohibited article is stored in a specified place pursuant to an order given under subsection (1), the Director or an authorized officer shall, within the period of seventy-two hours after the prohibited article has been stored in that place, cause a notice to be exhibited at the Commerce and Industry Department in a place to which the public have access—
- (a) stating that the prohibited article has been stored in that place;
