sec.42Return etc. of seized property

### sec.42 Return etc. of seized property Property seized under this part and not destroyed must be made available for return to the person lawfully entitled to possess it as soon as practicable after— it has been found not to have been affected by the CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency; or any necessary decontamination of the property is completed; unless, after reasonable efforts, the property can not be returned to the person. Property not claimed by a person within 60 days after the CBR emergency ends is taken to have been forfeited to the State. Property in the possession of the police service that is forfeited to the State may be dealt with under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 3 . s 42 ins 2003 No. 46 s 13 amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 ) (sec.42-ssec.1) Property seized under this part and not destroyed must be made available for return to the person lawfully entitled to possess it as soon as practicable after— it has been found not to have been affected by the CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency; or any necessary decontamination of the property is completed; unless, after reasonable efforts, the property can not be returned to the person. (sec.42-ssec.2) Property not claimed by a person within 60 days after the CBR emergency ends is taken to have been forfeited to the State. Property in the possession of the police service that is forfeited to the State may be dealt with under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 3 . - (a) it has been found not to have been affected by the CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency; or - (b) any necessary decontamination of the property is completed;