Securing seized things

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Having seized a thing, an authorised person may—

(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.

Examples of restricting access to a thing—

1 sealing a thing in a container and marking the container to show access to the thing is restricted

2 sealing the entrance to a room where a thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted

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