229AReceipt must be given for any thing seized

229A Receipt must be given for any thing seized (1) An authorised person must not seize a thing under this Division apparently in the possession or custody of a person unless the authorised person makes out and tenders to the person a receipt for the thing seized that— (a) identifies the thing; and (b) states the name of the authorised person and the reason why the thing is being seized. (2) If an authorised person is unable to discover the identity of— (a) the lawful owner of a thing seized; or (b) the person from whose custody a thing is seized— the authorised person must leave the receipt with, or post it to, the owner of the building or land from which the thing was seized. S. 229B inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 46.