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shall, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know and that he had no reason to believe that the article was an infringing copy of such a work or other subject matter or that the plate was used or intended to be used for making an infringing copy of such a work or other subject matter, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction—

Provided that a fine imposed by virtue of this subsection shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.

(2) The court before which a person is charged with an offence under this section may, whether he is convicted of the offence or not, order that any article in his possession which appears to the court to be an infringing copy of a work or other subject matter in which copyright subsists under the Act or this Ordinance or a plate used or intended to be used for making infringing copies of such a work or other subject matter shall be destroyed or delivered up to the owner of the copyright in question or otherwise dealt with as the court may think fit.

(3) Where an article is seized by a police officer or an authorized officer in connexion with a suspected offence under the Act or this Ordinance a court, on the application of the Attorney General or the Director, may, if it is satisfied that the article is—

order that the article be destroyed or delivered up to the owner or the copyright in question or otherwise dealt with as the court may think fit, notwithstanding that no person has been charged with the suspected offence.

6. (1) Any police officer not below the rank of Inspector or any authorized officer may—