Retaining something seized but not forfeited
15 Retaining something seized but not forfeited
A member of the Police Force may retain anything that has been seized under this Act but that is not forfeited to the Crown if —
it is required for the investigation of an offence or the prosecution of someone for an offence;
it relates to a matter that is being dealt with by a juvenile justice team; or
no person has satisfied the Commissioner that the person is lawfully entitled to possess it,
and a court has not ordered under section 16(1)(b) or 17(3) that it be delivered to a person.
If something is seized under this Act, but cannot be retained under subsection (1) it is to be returned to the person from whom it was seized unless it is required by an order under section 16(1)(b) or 17(3) to be delivered to another person.
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