Section 10

The court before which any person is tried for an offence may, whether a conviction is had or not, order the forfeiture of any goods produced before it or seized under this Act in connection with the offence for which the person is tried in respect of which it is satisfied that an offence has been committed.

When any goods have been seized under the provisions of this Act, the Board shall, within a period of one month from the date of the seizure, unless a prosecution has before the expiry of that period been commenced and is pending against any person for an offence in respect of the property so seized, report the fact of the seizure to a District Court and that Court may, if satisfied that an offence has been committed in respect of those goods, order them to be forfeited:Provided that no order shall be made under this section to the prejudice of any person claiming to be the owner of, or to have an interest in, those goods, unless that person has had an opportunity of being heard, either personally or by advocate, by the Court, to show cause why such an order should not be made.[11