sec.42Receipt for seized things

### sec.42 Receipt for seized things As soon as practicable after an authorised officer seizes a thing, the officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized. However, if for any reason it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) , the officer must leave the receipt at the place of seizure, in a reasonably secure way and in a conspicuous position. An authorised officer need not give a receipt for a seized thing if— the thing is unattended when seized; and the officer does not know who the owner of the thing is; and the officer can not find the owner after making reasonable inquiries (given the thing’s value). The receipt must generally describe each thing seized and its condition. (sec.42-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after an authorised officer seizes a thing, the officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized. (sec.42-ssec.2) However, if for any reason it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1) , the officer must leave the receipt at the place of seizure, in a reasonably secure way and in a conspicuous position. (sec.42-ssec.3) An authorised officer need not give a receipt for a seized thing if— the thing is unattended when seized; and the officer does not know who the owner of the thing is; and the officer can not find the owner after making reasonable inquiries (given the thing’s value). (sec.42-ssec.4) The receipt must generally describe each thing seized and its condition. - (a) the thing is unattended when seized; and - (b) the officer does not know who the owner of the thing is; and - (c) the officer can not find the owner after making reasonable inquiries (given the thing’s value).