Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
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Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 1993 (Act No. 87 of 1993)17. Disposal of goods |
| (1) | Subject to section 23 and the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973), the Council may, after 30 days from the date of a notice to this effect in the Gazette, cause to be disposed of or destroyed in the prescribed manner any controlled goods, book, document, data or thing seized in accordance with the provisions of an international convention, treaty or agreement with regard to non-proliferation, or seized under section 16 or 26 (2). |
| (2) | Any disposal or destruction contemplated under subsection (1) shall, in the case of an appeal noted under section 18, be suspended and shall not take place or resume until the result of such an appeal has determined that such disposal or destruction may take place or resume. |
| (3) | The Department may recover costs incurred in the seizure, safekeeping or disposal of any controlled goods, book, document, data or thing from any person who has been found guilty of an offence under this Act with regard to such goods, book, document, data or thing. |
