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Rh :(c) order that the seized goods be forfeited to the Government.

(3) An order may not be made under subsection (2)(a) if the Government or any public body is required or permitted under any law to retain control of the seized goods.

(4) The Director-General must comply with any order made under subsection (2).

(5) If an order is made under subsection (2)(c), the seized goods must be disposed of—
 * (a) in any prescribed manner; or
 * (b) if no manner of disposal is prescribed, as the Director-General directs.

(6) If no order is made under subsection (2) in relation to the seized goods, the Director-General is not obliged to release the seized goods to the dealer if the Government or any public body is required or permitted under any law to retain control of the seized goods.

Infringement action—release of seized goods if no contrary order made

346.—(1) This section applies if—
 * (a) an infringement action is brought in relation to the seized goods;
 * (b) the seized goods have not been forfeited to the Government under section 355 or released when the action is brought; and
 * (c) on the 22nd day after the day on which the action is brought, there is no Court order that prevents the release of the seized goods.

(2) The Director-General must release the seized goods to the dealer, unless the Government or any public body is required or permitted by any law to retain control of the seized goods.