48.3. The thing seized shall be returned to its owner or to the person who had possession of it(1) after the expiration of 90 days from the date of seizure unless proceedings have been instituted; or
(2) when the inspector is of opinion, after verification during that time, that no offence against this Act or the regulations has been committed or that the owner or the person who had possession of the thing seized has, since the seizure, complied with the provisions of this Act or the regulations.