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6. (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision, act or omission of the Director or of any other public officer, other than a judge, a District Judge or a magistrate, taken, done or made in the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties under this Ordinance may, within fourteen days from the date when he was informed of the decision, act or omission or when the decision, act or omission became known to him (whichever is the later) or within such further period as the Governor may allow in any particular case, by notice in writing lodge an objection to the decision, act or omission with the Colonial Secretary.

(2) On consideration of an objection lodged in accordance with subsection (1), the Governor may confirm, vary or reverse the decision, act or omission of the Director or other public officer, or substitute therefor such other decision or make such other order as he may think fit.

(3) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person to lodge an objection under this section to any decision, act or omission of the Governor or of any court. PART III.

7. (1) The owner of any vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which any prohibited article is imported shall retain possession of the prohibited article until—
 * (a) in the case where the import of the prohibited article is permitted subject to the terms and conditions of a licence, there is produced to him a valid import licence issued under this Ordinance or under some other law in respect of the prohibited article; or
 * (b) in any other case, the Director gives to the owner of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle written directions in respect of the removal or storage of the prohibited article.

(2) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of fifty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year.

(3) It shall be a defence to a charge under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) if the defendant proves that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the article to which the charge relates was a prohibited article.

8. (1) Subject to section 9, a person to whom an import licence has been issued under this Ordinance shall present the licence to the owner of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on