SCHEDULE 2Forfeiture under section 46 or 47
Return of property if no application made to the sheriff
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(1)
If, in a case in which a notice of claim has been duly served, the Scottish Ministers decide not to make a forfeiture application in respect of the property, they must return the property to a person appearing to them to be an owner of the property.
(2)
The property must be returned as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision not to make a forfeiture application.