Section 23: Unclaimed property

23. Unclaimed property (1) Subject to subsection (2), an article which has come into the possession of a police officer in the exercise of his duties and which is— (a) unclaimed after 3 months; or (b) produced in Court proceedings and remains unclaimed for 3 months after the final determination of the proceedings, shall, on the direction of the Commissioner, be sold by public auction. (2) Notice of a sale under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and 2 daily newspapers at least a week before the sale. (3) An article specified in subsection (1) which is of a perishable nature may, at any time and in such manner as the Commissioner may direct, be sold or destroyed. (4) The proceeds of every sale shall, after deduction of the costs, be paid into the Consolidated Fund. (5) Notwithstanding the Sales by Auction Act, the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, appoint a police officer to conduct a sale under subsection (1).