25How things seized or samples taken are to be dealt with (Act s 34 (5))

25 How things seized or samples taken are to be dealt with (Act s 34 (5))

For subsection 34 (5) of the Act, a thing seized under paragraph 34 (2) (b) of the Act, or a sample taken under paragraph 34 (2) (c) of the Act: (a) must be labelled, tagged or marked in such a way as to make it identifiable; and (b) in the case of a sample—must be held under conditions that are unlikely to affect the result of any analysis of the sample; and (c) must be kept in the custody or control of an officer authorised by the Secretary for the purpose until it is despatched to an analyst appointed under subsection 53 (1) of the Act, or until it is destroyed or otherwise disposed of; and (d) may be analysed by an analyst appointed under subsection 53 (1) of the Act.