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Hazardous Products Act

Version of section 26 from 2015-02-11 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Forfeiture  — conviction for offence

  •  (1) If a person has been convicted of an offence under section 28, the court may order that a thing seized under this Act by means of or in respect of which the offence was committed be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada. The thing forfeited may be disposed of, as the Minister directs, at the expense of its owner, the person who was entitled to possession of it at the time of its seizure or the person who has been convicted of the offence.

  • Marginal note:Forfeiture  — consent of owner

    (2) If the owner of a thing seized under this Act consents in writing to its forfeiture, the thing is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be disposed of, at the expense of its owner, as the Minister directs.

  • R.S., 1985, c. 24 (3rd Supp.), s. 1
  • 2014, c. 20, s. 123

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