318Certificate may be issued entitling person to return of goods

318 Certificate may be issued entitling person to return of goods (1) Where a person alleges to the Commissioner of Police that goods that the person had possession of otherwise than as a pawnbroker or second-hand dealer: (a) have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained from the person or have been pawned, sold or exchanged without the person's authority; and (b) are in the possession of a pawnbroker or second-hand dealer; the Commissioner of Police may issue to the person a certificate specifying that the goods are the property of the person specified in the certificate. (2) Where a certificate under subsection (1) is produced to a pawnbroker, a second-hand dealer, or an employee of a pawnbroker or second-hand dealer, in possession of the goods, the pawnbroker, second-hand dealer or employee must, within 7 days after production of the certificate: (a) deliver the goods to the person specified in the certificate; or (b) make an application under section 322 in relation to the goods.