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Wildlife Act 1953

Administration - Rangers

39B: Power to seize evidential material

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"Rangers can take things that might be evidence of a wildlife crime"

If you are a ranger, you can seize things that might be evidence of a crime against the Wildlife Act 1953. You can only do this if you think the things you seize are related to a suspected crime under this Act. The things you can seize are called evidential material, which is defined in section 3(1) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Part 3Administration
Rangers

39BPower to seize evidential material

  1. A ranger to whom section 39A applies may seize any evidential material (as defined in section 3(1) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) that he or she reasonably believes relates to the investigation of a suspected offence against this Act or any regulations made under this Act.

Notes
  • Section 39B: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Wildlife (Powers) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 2).