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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.555Securing seized things
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### sec.555 Securing seized things
Having seized a thing, an investigator may—
move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or
leave the thing at the place of seizure but take reasonable action to restrict access to it.
sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted
sealing the entrance to a room where the seized thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- (a) move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or
- (b) leave the thing at the place of seizure but take reasonable action to restrict access to it. Examples of restricting access to a thing— • sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted • sealing the entrance to a room where the seized thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- • sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- • sealing the entrance to a room where the seized thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- • sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- • sealing the entrance to a room where the seized thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted