Securing seized things
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; orExamples 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
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
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