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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
81EEffect of directions under sections 81(1A) and 81C
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81E Effect of directions under sections 81(1A) and 81C
If a direction has been made under section 81(1A) or 81C, the thing or document to which the direction applies—
(a) is deemed, on and from the date on which the thing or document is no longer required for evidentiary purposes under this Act, to have been seized as tainted property under a warrant under section 79 of the **Confiscation Act 1997**; and
(b) is to be dealt with under that Act accordingly.
S. 81F inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 42.