(1) A firearm or ammunition received by an officer of Customs under section 33 shall be retained in the sealed packet in which it was received until—
(a) the person from whom it was received produces a firearm import licence and a licence authorising him or her to be in possession of such firearm or ammunition and pays the appropriate customs duty on such firearm or ammunition;
(b) the person gives reasonable notice to the Comptroller specifying some port of disembarkation outside Saint Lucia and the date, time and vessel of embarkation, in which event the sealed package shall be delivered to him or her immediately before he or she embarks; or
(c) another person satisfies the Comptroller that that person is lawfully entitled to the possession of the firearm or ammunition and—
(i) produces a firearm import licence,
(ii) produces a licence authorising him or her to be in possession of the firearm or ammunition, and
(iii) pays the appropriate customs duty in respect of such firearm or ammunition;
(d) another person lawfully entitled to possession of the firearm or ammunition gives reasonable notice to the Comptroller specifying some port of disembarkation outside Saint Lucia and the date, time and vessel of embarkation, in which event the sealed package shall be delivered to him or her as if he or she were the traveller from whom the firearm or ammunition was received.
(2) The Comptroller may dispose of a firearm or ammunition received under section 34, in circumstances and after such period of time as may be prescribed.