10A.—(1) A court shall not order anything to be forfeited pursuant to regulations under section 9(2) or 10(3) of this Act if a person claiming to be the owner of or otherwise interested in it applies to be heard by the court, unless an opportunity has been given to him to show cause why the order should not be made.

(2) Where—

(a) a person is convicted on indictment of an offence under section 3 of this Act, or

(b) an order is made pursuant to regulations under section 9(2) or 10(3) of this Act,

the apparatus to which the forfeiture under the said section 3 or, as may be appropriate, the order relates shall be sold or disposed of in such other manner as F30[the appropriate authority] thinks fit.

(3) Where the apparatus is sold pursuant to this section, the net proceeds of the sale shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.]