C1Part 7Common enforcement powers etc.: licensing and marine protection etc.
Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Common enforcement powers of entry, search and seizure
I1142Retention of seized items
1
This section applies to any item seized in the exercise of a power conferred by section 140.
2
The item may be retained so long as is necessary in all the circumstances and in particular—
a
for use as evidence at a trial for a relevant offence,
b
for forensic examination or for investigation in connection with a relevant offence.
3
No item may be retained for either of the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) if a photograph or a copy would be sufficient for that purpose.
Pt. 7 modified (16.9.2013) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7), ss. 35(6), 66(2) (with s. 65); S.S.I. 2013/249, art. 2