Section 37: Forfeiture

Where-
(a)
no application has been made under this Act, or an application has been made but, on the hearing of such application, no order for restoration is made;
(b)
a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act in respect of which tobacco, a tobacco product or thing has been seized, or
(c)
an officer has seized tobacco, a tobacco-product or thing and the owner or the person in whose possession it was at the time of seizure consents in writing to its forfeiture;
the tobacco, tobacco product or thing is forfeited to the Federal Govemment and may be destroyed or disposed of by the responsible authority.