155Seized or produced property forfeit to the Crown if ownership not established

1. A thing that is seized or produced is forfeited to the Crown if—

2. the owner or person entitled to possession of the thing is not established within 60 days after the date on which the thing was seized or produced; and
3. the thing—
   1. is not, at the expiry of that period, still required for investigative or evidential purposes; and
   2. has not been disposed of or sold by order of the court within that period.

4. For the purpose of trying to establish ownership of any thing to which this section applies, the person who has custody of the thing must (unless it is impossible or impracticable to make contact) advise the following people of the effect of this section:

5. any person who produced the thing or from whom the thing was seized:
6. the occupier or owner of the place or vehicle where the thing was before it was produced or seized:
7. any other person who, in the opinion of the person in whose custody the thing is, may be affected by the forfeiture of the thing.