(a) a prosecution is brought, then the thing shall be dealt with in accordance with section 201 as if no notice had been given;

(b) the offence is so compounded, then the thing shall be dealt with in accordance with Part XVI I as if no notice had been given;

(ii) where the thing has been seized in the presence of a person coming within the definition of owner for the purposes of this Act, then it shall not be necessary for the officer effecting the seizure to give notice thereof to any other person coming within that definition;

(iii) a notice given to a person coming within the definition of owner shall be deemed to be notice to all other persons coming within that definition;

(iv) where no person coming within the definition of owner is known, then it shall not be necessary for the officer effecting the seizure to give notice thereof to any person.

(2) Where goods which are of a perishable nature or are animals are seized, the Commissioner may direct hat the goods shall be sold forthwith, either by public auction or by Private treaty, and that the proceeds of sale shall be retained and dealt with as if they were the goods.

(3) Where anything liable to forfeiture under this Act has been seized, then -

(a) if a person is being prosecuted for the offence by reason of which the thing was seized, the thing shall be detained until the determination of such prosecution and dealt with in accordance with section 201;

(b) in any other case, the thing shall be detained until one month after the date of the seizure, or the date of a notice given under subsection (1), as the case may be; and if no claim is made therefor as provided in subsection (4) within the period of one month, the thing shall thereupon be deemed to be condemned.

(4) Where anything liable to forfeiture under this Act has been seized, then, subject to proviso (i) to subsection (1) and to subsection (3) (a), the owner thereof may, within one month of the date of the seizure or the date of a notice given under subsection (1), as the case may be, by notice in writing to the Commissioner claim the thing.

(5) Where a notice of claim has been given in accordance with subsection (4), then the thing seized shall be detained by the Commissioner to be dealt with in accordance with this Act:

Provided that the Commissioner may permit the thing to be delivered to the person making the claim (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the claimant) subject to the claimant giving security for the payment of the value thereof, as determined by the Commissioner, in the event of its condemnation.