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- (a) the requestor; or
- (b) any person who becomes the rights owner after the requestor.
(3) A request expires on the earlier of the following:
- (a) 60 days after the request is served on the Director-General;
- (b) when the goods in question cease to be infringing goods because the copyright in them, or the protection period of the performance, expires.
Seizure on request
334. A customs officer may seize goods (whether or not they are infringing goods) if—
- (a) a request to seize is made in respect of the goods;
- (b) the goods are imported or proposed to be exported;
- (c) the request is made in accordance with section 332;
- (d) the request is in force;
- (e) the requestor has deposited any sum of money, or gave any security, required under section 349; and
- (f) the goods are not goods in transit.
Notice to bring action after seizure
335.—(1) After goods have been seized under section 334, the Director-General must give written notice to the requestor and the dealer.
(2) The notice must—
- (a) identify the seized goods;
- (b) state that the goods have been seized;
- (c) state the recipient’s rights under section 351 (inspection of seized goods and removal of sample); and