44CRetention of things seized

##### 44C Retention of things seized (1) If a warden seizes a thing under paragraph 43(2)(d) or 44(2)(d), the warden may retain it until: (a) the end of the period of 60 days after the seizure; or (b) if proceedings for an offence against this Act in the commission of which it may have been used or otherwise involved, or in respect of which it may afford evidence, are instituted within that period—until the proceedings (including any appeal to a court in relation to those proceedings) are completed. (2) The Director may authorise a thing seized under paragraph 43(2)(d) or 44(2)(d) to be released to its owner, or to the person from whose possession it was seized, either: (a) unconditionally; or (b) on such conditions as the Director thinks fit, including conditions as to giving security for payment of its value if it is forfeited.