Schedules
Schedule 18

Forfeiture of property under section 275 or 276

Disposal of property which is not returned
14
1
This paragraph applies where any property is required to be returned to a person under this Schedule.
2
If the property is still in the relevant authority's possession after the end of the period of three months beginning with the day after the requirement to return it arose, the relevant authority may dispose of it in any manner it thinks fit.
3
The relevant authority may exercise its power under this paragraph to dispose of property only if it is not practicable at the time when the power is exercised to dispose of the property by returning it immediately to the person to whom it is required to be returned.
Sch. 18 para. 14 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 22