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Appeal by claimants

Cap. 335, s. 17 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) If any person is refused the delivery of any property or is refused the payment or return of any money upon the ground that he has not given satisfactory proof of his ownership thereof, such person may appeal against such refusal within six months of his receipt of such refusal, in the district court of the district wherein the property or money was found, and the court may in such case make such order as it thinks fit. 8 (2) Except as mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, no person shall have any right of action in any court for anything done under this Act save a right of appeal to the Supreme Court against the order of the district court made under subsection (1) of the section.
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