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(1) If the owners or occupiers act in contravention of any order made by the Sub- Divisional Magistrate or any person assigned the duty of Duty Magistrate under section 33, the Fire Officer who discovers the contravention shall immediately seize the object involved in the contravention. (2) At the time of seizure, the Fire Officer shall forthwith make an inventory of the objects so seized, and shall, at the same time, give a written notice, as may be prescribed in this behalf, to the owner of the objects or to anyone else duly authorized by him to deal with the objects seized, that the said objects shall be sold if they are not claimed within the period stipulated in said notice. (3) On the failure of the owner of the objects or the authorized person, as the case may be, to claim the seized objects pursuant to notice issued under sub-section (2), the Fire Officer shall arrange to have the objects sold as per the procedure prescribed in this behalf.