30Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be kept

30 Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be kept

(1) If: (a) before the end of 60 days after an inspector seizes a thing under section 19 or 20; or (b) before the end of a period previously stated in an order of a court under this section in respect of a thing seized by an inspector as mentioned in paragraph (a); proceedings in which the thing may be used in evidence have not been brought, the inspector may apply to a court of summary jurisdiction for an order that he or she may keep the thing for a further period. (2) If the court is satisfied that it is necessary for the inspector to continue to keep the thing: (a) for the purposes of an investigation as to whether an offence has been committed; or (b) to enable evidence of an offence to be secured for the purposes of a prosecution; the court may order that the inspector may keep the thing for a period stated in the order. (3) If the court thinks that notice of the application should be given to any person, if may require such a notice to be given before it hears the application.