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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendments to Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996

289: New section 25 substituted

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"Rules for police when they take something"

When a police officer seizes something under this law, certain rules apply. These rules are found in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, specifically in subparts 1, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4. You can find more information about these rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996

289New section 25 substituted

  1. Section 25 is repealed and the following section substituted:

    25Retention of property seized

    1. If any constable or officer seizes any substance or goods under this Act, subparts 1, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply in respect of the seizure of that substance or those goods.