sec.31BDisposal of branding instruments etc.

sec.31B Disposal of branding instruments etc.

A court which hears a charge of an offence against any provision of this Act may order that anything (other than stock) seized by or on behalf of an inspector in the course of an investigation into such offence be forfeited to the Crown. Anything ordered to be forfeited to the Crown under subsection (1) or any other thing (other than stock) which, either before or after the date of commencement of the Brands Acts Amendment Act 1965 — has been seized by or on behalf of an inspector and which does not conform with the provisions of this Act or with a determination made under this Act; or has been surrendered to an inspector, the registrar, or the chief executive; may be disposed of in such manner as that chief executive determines. s 31B new s 31B (prev s 31(3)–(4)) renum 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 (sec.31B-ssec.1) A court which hears a charge of an offence against any provision of this Act may order that anything (other than stock) seized by or on behalf of an inspector in the course of an investigation into such offence be forfeited to the Crown. (sec.31B-ssec.2) Anything ordered to be forfeited to the Crown under subsection (1) or any other thing (other than stock) which, either before or after the date of commencement of the Brands Acts Amendment Act 1965 — has been seized by or on behalf of an inspector and which does not conform with the provisions of this Act or with a determination made under this Act; or has been surrendered to an inspector, the registrar, or the chief executive; may be disposed of in such manner as that chief executive determines.

• (a) has been seized by or on behalf of an inspector and which does not conform with the provisions of this Act or with a determination made under this Act; or
• (b) has been surrendered to an inspector, the registrar, or the chief executive;