Forfeiture of abandoned machines, equipment or articles

—(1) On the application of the Board to a Magistrate’s Court, where a gaming machine, equipment or article is seized under section 8G, the Magistrate may order the forfeiture of the gaming machine, equipment or article if the Court is satisfied that the seized gaming machine, equipment or article has been (2) Where the Board proposes to apply for forfeiture under sub-section (1), it shall give written notice of the application to the person from whom the gaming machine, equipment or article was seized. (3) Where a person claiming to be the owner of, or a person otherwise interested in, the gaming machine, equipment or 49 article referred to in sub-section (1) applies to be heard by the court, the court shall not order anything forfeited under this section unless that person has been given an opportunity to show cause why such order should not be made. (4) Where a person referred to in sub-section (3) satisfies the court that an order for forfeiture should not be made, the court shall require that person to pay to the Board such amount as the court may consider fit in respect of storage, maintenance and administrative expenses related to the gaming machine, equipment or article referred to in sub-section (1).