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Water Act 2000
sec.757BSecuring seized things
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### sec.757B Securing seized things
Having seized a thing, an authorised officer may—
move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or
leave the thing at the place of seizure but take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted
sealing the entrance to a place where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted
if the thing is equipment—make it inoperable.
dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used
s 757B ins 2005 No. 19 s 130
- (a) move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or
- (b) leave the thing at the place of seizure but take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or Examples of restricting access to a thing— 1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted 2 sealing the entrance to a place where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- 1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- 2 sealing the entrance to a place where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- (c) if the thing is equipment—make it inoperable. Example of making equipment inoperable— dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used
- 1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted
- 2 sealing the entrance to a place where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted