Section 26:
Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation.
(1) The Magistrate of the district
may detain the property and issue a proclamation, specifying the articles of which it consists, and
requiring any person who has any claim thereto to appear and establish his right to the same within six
months from the date of such proclamation.
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[(2) The provisions of section 525 of the 2Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882 (10 of 1882), shall be
applicable to property referred to in this section.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 8 of 1895, s. 7.
2. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 459.