Planning Act 2023
494Action in relation to seized thing
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494 Action in relation to seized thing (1) An inspector who seizes a thing under section 472 (Power to seize things on entry under search warrant) may— (a) remove the thing from the premises where it was seized to another place; or (b) leave the thing at the premises but restrict access to it.
(a) the person interferes with a seized thing, or anything containing a seized thing, to which access has been restricted under subsection (1) (b); and (b) the person does not have an inspector’s approval to interfere with the thing.