160Dealing with seized things

160 Dealing with seized things

160 Dealing with seized things

(1) An authorised officer who seizes a thing at premises under this part must give the person apparently in charge of the premises a written receipt for the seized thing.

(2) An authorised officer may keep the seized thing for evidence in court proceedings until—

(a) the court in which the proceedings are commenced orders the return of the seized thing, or

(b) if no order is made—the completion of the proceedings, including an appeal.

(3) A document may only be kept under this section if, within a reasonable time—

(a) a copy of the document is made, and

(b) an authorised officer certifies the copy is a true copy, and

(c) the person from whom the document was seized is given the certified copy.

(4) The certified copy is, as evidence, of equal validity as the document.