48.1. Where the judge orders confiscation under section 48 and the defendant has not, within the granted time, paid the fine and costs to which he was sentenced, the Minister shall remit the proceeds of the sale to the collector of fines designated under article 322 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), after deducting the costs of seizure and preservation incurred by the Minister up to the amount of the fine and costs imposed on the defendant.