When an offence under this Act has been committed and the offender is
not known or cannot be found or when anything liable to confiscation under this
Act is found or seized, the 1[Commissioner], Collector or any other officer authorised
by the 2[State] Government in this behalf may make an inquiry and if after such
inquiry is satisfied that an offence has been committed, may order the thing found
to be confiscated:
Provided that no such order shall be made before the expiry of one month from the date of seizure, or without hearing 3[the person, if any, claiming any right thereto] and the evidence, if any, which he produces in support of his claim.
Provided that no such order shall be made before the expiry of one month from the date of seizure, or without hearing 3[the person, if any, claiming any right thereto] and the evidence, if any, which he produces in support of his claim.
1 This word was substituted for the word "Director" by Mah. 52 of 1973, s. 3, Sch.
2 This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
3 These words were substituted for the words "any person who can claim any right thereto" by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 63.