PAWNBROKERS ACT 1902 - SECT 26 Magistrates Court may order return of article

PAWNBROKERS ACT 1902 - SECT 26

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     a pawned article was pawned unlawfully; and

        (b)     the Magistrates Court is satisfied about the ownership of the article.

    (2)     The Magistrates Court may order that the article be returned to the owner and that the person with whom the article was pawned pay compensation to the owner.