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(1) Movable property found in the notified place.- The District Magistrate or officer taking possession of a notified place shall also take possession of all movable property found therein and shall make a list thereof in the presence of two respectable witnesses. (2) If, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, any articles specified, in the list are or may be used for the purposes of the unlawful association he may proceed subject to the provisions hereinafter contained in this section to order such articles to be forfeited to the Government. (3) All other articles specified in tile list shall be delivered to the person whom he considers to be entitled to possession thereof, or if no such person is found, shall be disposed of in such manner as the District Magistrate may direct. (4) The District Magistrate shall publish, as nearly as may be in the manner provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure for the time being in force, for the publication of proclamation, a notice specifying the articles which it is proposed to profit and calling upon any person claiming that any article is not liable to foreiture to submit in writing within thirty days any representation he desires to make against the foreiture of the articles. (5) Where any such representation is accepted by the District Magistrate he shall deal with the article concerned in accordance with the provisions of sub-Section (3) (6) Where any representation is rejected, the representation, with the decision thereon, shall be forwarded to the District Judge, within whose jurisdiction the notified place is situate and no order of forfeiture shall be made until the District Judge has adjudicated upon the representation. Where the decision is not confirmed the articles shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) (7) In making an adjudication under sub-section (6) the procedure to be followed shall be the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure for the time being in force, for the investigation of claims so far as it can be made to apply, and the decision of the District Judge shall be final. (8) If the article seized is livestock or is of a perishable nature, the District Magistrate may, if he thinks it expedient order the immediate sale thereof, and the proceeds of the sale shall be disposed of in the manner herein provided for the disposal of other articles.