65Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be retained

65 Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be retained

(1) If a thing is seized under a warrant issued under section 58 or 63, and: (a) before the end of 60 days after the seizure; or (b) before the end of a period previously specified in an order of a court under this section; proceedings in respect of which the thing may afford evidence have not commenced, the national inspector may apply to a court of summary jurisdiction for an order that he or she may retain the thing for a further period. (2) If the court is satisfied that it is necessary for the national inspector to continue to retain 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 national inspector may retain the thing for a period specified in the order. (3) Before the court hears the application, it may require notice of the application to be given to such persons as the court thinks fit.