Receipt must be given for any thing seized
5.8.3AA Receipt must be given for any thing seized
S. 5.8.3AA inserted by No. 23/2021 s. 74.
S. 5.8.3AA(1) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 16(1).
Subject to subsection (2), an authorised officer must not seize any document or thing apparently in the possession or custody of a person under section 5.8.3 unless the authorised officer gives the person a receipt for the document or thing seized that—
identifies the document or thing; and
states the name of the officer and the reason why the document or thing is being seized.
S. 5.8.3AA(2) substituted by No. 6/2024 s. 16(2).
If an authorised officer is unable to discover the identity of the lawful owner of a document or thing seized under section 5.8.3, or the person from whose custody a document or thing is seized under that section, the authorised officer must leave a receipt for the document or thing seized at the premises that—
identifies the document or thing; and
states the name of the officer and the reason why the document or thing is being seized.
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