Acts and Regulations

L-10 - Liquor Control Act

Section 170
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Return or disposal of seized vehicle or liquor
170(1)Any liquor seized under subsection 163(1.2) or the Provincial Offences Procedure Act or any vehicle seized under subsection 163(1.3) shall, upon application to the person retaining the liquor or vehicle, be immediately returned to the owner of or the person in possession of the liquor or vehicle at the time of the seizure,
(a) in the case of the liquor, where a person has not been charged with an offence under this Act or the regulations within fourteen days following the seizure of the liquor,
(b) in the case of the vehicle, where a person has not been charged with an offence under this Act or the regulations within five days following the seizure of the vehicle, or
(c) where a person has been charged with an offence under this Act or the regulation and no conviction results from that charge.
170(2)Where
(a) the owner of the liquor is not known and no one was in possession of the liquor at the time of the seizure, or
(b) no application is made to the Corporation for the return of the liquor within thirty days
(i) after the seizure, where no person is charged with an offence under this Act or the regulations, or
(ii) after dismissal or withdrawal of the charge,
the liquor shall be handed over to the Corporation.
170(3)The Corporation shall keep the liquor for thirty days and then dispose of it in any manner which the Corporation decides is appropriate unless within those thirty days a person by notice in writing to the Corporation claims that he is the owner of the liquor.
170(4)Where a person makes a claim under subsection (3) and proves to the satisfaction of the Corporation at a time and place fixed by the Corporation that he is the owner of the liquor and entitled to possess it under this Act, the Corporation shall return the liquor to that person.
170(5)Where a person makes a claim under subsection (3) and fails to prove to the satisfaction of the Corporation that he is the owner of the liquor and entitled to possess it under this Act, the Corporation shall dispose of the liquor in any manner that the Corporation decides is appropriate.
1961-62, c.3, s.156; 1970, c.29, s.13; 1972, c.43, s.28; 1974, c.26 (Supp.), s.31; 1975, c.84, s.8; 1985, c.42, s.19; 1986, c.50, s.8; 1990, c.22, s.28; 1993, c.67, s.21
Return or disposal of seized vehicle or liquor
170(1)Any liquor seized under subsection 163(1.2) or the Provincial Offences Procedure Act or any vehicle seized under subsection 163(1.3) shall, upon application to the person retaining the liquor or vehicle, be immediately returned to the owner of or the person in possession of the liquor or vehicle at the time of the seizure,
(a) in the case of the liquor, where a person has not been charged with an offence under this Act or the regulations within fourteen days following the seizure of the liquor,
(b) in the case of the vehicle, where a person has not been charged with an offence under this Act or the regulations within five days following the seizure of the vehicle, or
(c) where a person has been charged with an offence under this Act or the regulation and no conviction results from that charge.
170(2)Where
(a) the owner of the liquor is not known and no one was in possession of the liquor at the time of the seizure, or
(b) no application is made to the Corporation for the return of the liquor within thirty days
(i) after the seizure, where no person is charged with an offence under this Act or the regulations, or
(ii) after dismissal or withdrawal of the charge,
the liquor shall be handed over to the Corporation.
170(3)The Corporation shall keep the liquor for thirty days and then dispose of it in any manner which the Corporation decides is appropriate unless within those thirty days a person by notice in writing to the Corporation claims that he is the owner of the liquor.
170(4)Where a person makes a claim under subsection (3) and proves to the satisfaction of the Corporation at a time and place fixed by the Corporation that he is the owner of the liquor and entitled to possess it under this Act, the Corporation shall return the liquor to that person.
170(5)Where a person makes a claim under subsection (3) and fails to prove to the satisfaction of the Corporation that he is the owner of the liquor and entitled to possess it under this Act, the Corporation shall dispose of the liquor in any manner that the Corporation decides is appropriate.
1961-62, c.3, s.156; 1970, c.29, s.13; 1972, c.43, s.28; 1974, c.26(Supp.), s.31; 1975, c.84, s.8; 1985, c.42, s.19; 1986, c.50, s.8; 1990, c.22, s.28; 1993, c.67, s.21