Poisons Act 1971
84Forfeiture of substances, &c., in certain cases
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84 Forfeiture of substances, &c., in certain cases
[Section 84 Substituted by No. 27 of 1984, s. 38 ]
(1) [Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jun 1999] Where an inspector or police officer, in accordance with section 90 , 90B or under a warrant issued under the Search Warrants Act 1997 , seizes–
(a) a substance, being a raw narcotic, narcotic substance, prohibited substance, or substance to which section 36 applies; or
(b) [Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 26, Applied:17 Oct 2016] a prohibited plant or part of such a plant, other than the seed of an alkaloid poppy–
that substance, plant, or part of a plant is, by virtue of this subsection, forfeited to the Crown and shall be disposed of as the Minister directs.
(2) [Section 84 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(3) [Section 84 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(4) [Section 84 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(5) [Section 84 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(6) [Section 84 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(7) [Section 84 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(8) [Section 84 Subsection (8) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(9) [Section 84 Subsection (9) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .
(10) [Section 84 Subsection (10) omitted by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 ]. . . . . . . .