4.—(1) The owner of an item to which regulation 3 applies may, at any time within the period set out in paragraph (2) of that regulation, apply to the relevant officer for the item to be released to that person.
(2) An application under this regulation may be made orally or in writing and must be accompanied by evidence of ownership by the applicant.
(3) Where the relevant officer is satisfied that the applicant is the owner of the item concerned and that further retention of the item is not necessary for the purposes of any criminal proceedings that officer must arrange for the item concerned to be returned to the applicant.