Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003
164Retention and return of seized documents or equipment
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164 Retention and return of seized documents or equipment
(1) If an authorised officer seizes any document or equipment under section 163, he or she must—
(a) give notice of the seizure to—
(i) the person apparently in charge of the document or equipment; or
(ii) an occupier of the place; and
(b) return the document or equipment to that person or the place within 2 business days after seizing it, unless the document or equipment is brought before the Magistrates' Court within that period.
(2) Section 78 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 applies to any document or equipment brought before the Magistrates' Court under this section as if it were brought before that Court under that section 78.