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Firearms Act 1996
210Receipt for things seized
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210 Receipt for things seized
(1) As soon as practicable after a police officer seizes a thing under this
part, the officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it
was seized.
(2) If, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1),
the police officer must leave the receipt, secured conspicuously, at the
premises where it was seized (the place of seizure).
(3) The receipt must include the following:
(a) a description of the thing seized;
(b) an explanation of why the thing was seized;
(c) the police officer’s name, and information about how to contact
the officer;
(d) if the thing is removed from the place of seizure—the address of
the place to which the thing is removed;
(e) if a police officer has restricted access to the thing under
section 209 (6) (b)—that it is an offence under section 209 (7)
to interfere with the thing without a police officer’s approval.