Power to remove property unlawfully on a place
197 Power to remove property unlawfully on a place
This section applies if a police officer lawfully enters a place or is at a public place and finds on the place a thing the police officer reasonably suspects is on the place in contravention of an Act.
The police officer may seize the thing if the person in charge of the thing can not immediately be found.
Also, the police officer may seize the thing if the person in charge of the thing can be found and the police officer reasonably suspects the person is unwilling or unable to move the thing immediately.
The police officer may take the thing to a place where the presence of the thing does not contravene the relevant Act or another Act.
This section does not apply to a vehicle or an animal.
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