[85ADSection 85AC: supplementaryU.K.
(1)The Police (Property) Act 1897 (disposal of property in the possession of the police) applies to property which has come into the possession of a police constable under section 85AC(4)(a), (5)(a) or (8) as it applies to property which has come into the possession of the police in the circumstances mentioned in that Act.
(2)Subsection (3) applies where a person—
(a)seizes, retains or disposes of alcohol or its container, a controlled drug or a stolen article under section 85AC; and
(b)proves that the seizure, retention or disposal was lawful.
(3)That person is not liable in any proceedings in respect of—
(a)the seizure, retention or disposal; or
(b)any damage or loss which arises in consequence of it.
(4)Subsections (2) and (3) do not prevent any person from relying on any defence on which the person is entitled to rely apart from those subsections.
(5)Regulations under section 85AC(7) may make provision corresponding to any provision of this section.]