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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.41Record of seized property to be kept
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### sec.41 Record of seized property to be kept
The commissioner must ensure a written record of property seized under this part is kept.
The record must include the following information—
a description of the property, sufficient to identify it;
when and where the property was seized;
if known, from whom the property was seized;
if known, the name and address of the person who appears to be entitled to lawfully possess the property;
what happened to the property after it was seized;
if the property was destroyed—why it was destroyed;
if the property was returned to a person under section 42 —the name and address of the person and when the property was returned.
A police officer who seizes property under this part must ensure the information mentioned in subsection (2) is recorded as soon as practicable after seizing the property.
This section applies despite the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 2 , division 3 .
Also, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 622 does not apply to a thing seized under this part.
s 41 ins 2003 No. 46 s 13
amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 )
(sec.41-ssec.1) The commissioner must ensure a written record of property seized under this part is kept.
(sec.41-ssec.2) The record must include the following information— a description of the property, sufficient to identify it; when and where the property was seized; if known, from whom the property was seized; if known, the name and address of the person who appears to be entitled to lawfully possess the property; what happened to the property after it was seized; if the property was destroyed—why it was destroyed; if the property was returned to a person under section 42 —the name and address of the person and when the property was returned.
(sec.41-ssec.3) A police officer who seizes property under this part must ensure the information mentioned in subsection (2) is recorded as soon as practicable after seizing the property.
(sec.41-ssec.4) This section applies despite the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 2 , division 3 .
(sec.41-ssec.5) Also, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 622 does not apply to a thing seized under this part.
- (a) a description of the property, sufficient to identify it;
- (b) when and where the property was seized;
- (c) if known, from whom the property was seized;
- (d) if known, the name and address of the person who appears to be entitled to lawfully possess the property;
- (e) what happened to the property after it was seized;
- (f) if the property was destroyed—why it was destroyed;
- (g) if the property was returned to a person under section 42 —the name and address of the person and when the property was returned.