642Confiscation of alcohol in alcohol-free zones

#### 642 Confiscation of alcohol in alcohol-free zones 642 Confiscation of alcohol in alcohol-free zones > > (1) A police officer or an enforcement officer may seize any alcohol (and the bottle, can, receptacle or package in which it is contained) that is in the immediate possession of a person in an alcohol-free zone if— > > > > > (a) the person is drinking alcohol in the alcohol-free zone, or > > > > > (b) the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is about to drink, or has recently been drinking, alcohol in the alcohol-free zone. > > > (2) Any alcohol or thing seized under this section is, by virtue of the seizure, forfeited— > > > > > (a) if seized by a police officer—to the State, or > > > > > (b) if seized by an enforcement officer—to the council that employs the officer. > > > (3) Any alcohol seized under this section may— > > > > > (a) be disposed of immediately by tipping it out of the bottle, can, receptacle or package in which it is contained, or > > > > > (b) be otherwise disposed of in accordance with directions given by the Commissioner of Police or the council (as the case requires). > > > (4) In this section— > > > > enforcement officer means an employee of a council authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police to be an enforcement officer for the purposes of this section. > > **s 642:** Am 1995 No 79, Sch 1 \[2\]. Subst 2008 No 101, Sch 2 \[1\].