29.5. The thing seized must be returned to the owner or possessor thereof after the expiry of a period of 90 days from the date of seizure, unless proceedings have been instituted before a justice of the peace or unless a complaint has been filed with the committee.
Where the inspector is of opinion, after verification during that period, that no offence against this Act or the regulations thereunder has been committed, the thing seized shall be returned to its owner or possessor as soon as practicable.
A justice of the peace may, on the application of the seizor, order that the period of detention be extended for a period of not over 90 days.