13. Forfeiture of drugs upon conviction
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In the case of any conviction under this Act, the Magistrate’s Court may order that any drug to which the conviction relates and any similar drug found on the defendant’s premises or in his possession at the time of the commission of the offence, together with all packages or vessels containing the drug, shall be forfeited to the Authority.
drug
“drug” means any substance or mixture of substances used by man as a medicine whether internally or externally, and includes anaesthetics, but does not include such substances or mixtures of substances when sold otherwise than for medicinal purposes, and also includes face powders, dusting powders and toilet preparations whether or not advertised or described as a drug and for whatever purpose sold;
Everything so forfeited to the Authority shall be disposed of as the Chief Executive of the Authority directs.