26Notice to stop dealings in goods suspected of having been stolen

26 Notice to stop dealings in goods suspected of having been stolen S. 26(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 150.3). (1) Any police officer may serve notice under this section on a second-hand dealer or pawnbroker if the police officer reasonably believes that goods in the possession or under the control of the dealer or pawnbroker may have been stolen. (2) A notice— (a) must be in the form approved by the Minister; and (b) must specify the goods suspected of having been stolen; and (c) prohibits the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker altering the form of the goods or disposing of them in any way for 21 days from service. (3) A notice under this section may be reissued once for a further period of 21 days commencing immediately after the first period ends. (4) A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker must comply with a notice served on him or her under this section. Pt 5 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 26A–26Z) inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 36. Division 2—Enforcement—pawnbrokers S. 26A inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 36.