31. Sale of stolen or abandoned property
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(1) If property is in the possession of the Castries Constituency Council or the Castries City Police —
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(a) in connection with a charge of an offence under this Act, an Act administered by the Castries Constituency Council and Bye-laws of the Castries Constituency Council;
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(b) by reason of having been found abandoned in a public place,
and the Castries Constituency Council or the Castries City Police is unable to ascertain its owner, the Castries Constituency Council may cause it to be sold or otherwise disposed of under this section, and subject to subsection (3), may retain to its own use the proceeds of such sale or disposition.
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(2) If the property under subsection (1) —
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(a) is perishable or its custody involves unreasonable expense or inconvenience, the Castries Constituency Council may sell or dispose of it without notice; and
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(b) is not a motor vehicle, the Castries Constituency Council may sell the property after the expiration of 3 months from the time it came into possession of the Castries Constituency Council or the Castries City Police.
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(3) If the property under subsection (1) consists of money, the money may be retained if it has remained in the possession of the Castries Constituency Council for 3 months.