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IRPRPART 16 SeizureDIVISION 2 Specified Removal Order
r.255

Application for return — lawful owner

🍁 In Simple Terms

If you're the lawful owner of something that was seized but the seizure notice was sent to someone else, you also have 60 days from the date you received your own notice to apply in writing for the return of your property.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 255

(1)255 (1) If a thing was seized on the ground that it was fraudulently or improperly obtained or used, or that the seizure was necessary to prevent its fraudulent or improper use, the lawful owner may apply for its return in writing within 60 days after the day on which the notification referred to in subsection 253(2) was provided.

(2)(2) If the application is in respect of a thing seized on the ground that it was fraudulently or improperly obtained, in order to have the thing returned, the applicant shall demonstrate that at the time of the seizure they were the lawful owner and that they are still the lawful owner.

(3)(3) If the application is in respect of a thing seized on the ground that it was fraudulently or improperly used, in order to have it returned, the applicant shall demonstrate that

(4)(4) If the application is in respect of a thing seized on the ground that the seizure was necessary to prevent its fraudulent or improper use, the thing shall be returned to the applicant if they demonstrate that the seizure is no longer necessary to prevent its fraudulent or improper use, that at the time of the seizure they were the lawful owner and that they are still the lawful owner.

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