sec.82BReceipt to be given

### sec.82B Receipt to be given As soon as practicable after a thing (a seized thing ) is seized by a forest officer under this Act, the forest officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized. The receipt must describe generally the condition of the seized thing and, if more than 1 thing is seized, must include an inventory or general description of them. If, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) , the forest officer must— leave the receipt at the place where the thing is seized; and ensure the receipt is left in a reasonably secure way in a conspicuous position. This section does not apply if— it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) ; and it is not practicable to comply with subsection (3) ; and the owner of the seized thing can not be decided after reasonable inquiries or, having regard to its value, it is not reasonable to make inquiries about its owner. s 82B ins 1997 No. 20 s 11 (sec.82B-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after a thing (a seized thing ) is seized by a forest officer under this Act, the forest officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized. (sec.82B-ssec.2) The receipt must describe generally the condition of the seized thing and, if more than 1 thing is seized, must include an inventory or general description of them. (sec.82B-ssec.3) If, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) , the forest officer must— leave the receipt at the place where the thing is seized; and ensure the receipt is left in a reasonably secure way in a conspicuous position. (sec.82B-ssec.4) This section does not apply if— it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) ; and it is not practicable to comply with subsection (3) ; and the owner of the seized thing can not be decided after reasonable inquiries or, having regard to its value, it is not reasonable to make inquiries about its owner. - (a) leave the receipt at the place where the thing is seized; and - (b) ensure the receipt is left in a reasonably secure way in a conspicuous position. - (a) it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) ; and - (b) it is not practicable to comply with subsection (3) ; and - (c) the owner of the seized thing can not be decided after reasonable inquiries or, having regard to its value, it is not reasonable to make inquiries about its owner.