Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

Valid from 01/12/1998

[F12(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, property to which this Schedule applies may be retained for a period of twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which it was seized.S

(2)Where proceedings for an offence are instituted within the period specified in sub-paragraph (1) above against any person, the property may be retained for a period beginning on the day on which it was seized and ending on the day when—

(a)the prosecutor certifies that the property is not, or is no longer, required as a production in criminal proceedings or for any purpose relating to such proceedings;

(b)the accused in such proceedings—

(i)is sentenced or otherwise dealt with for the offence; or

(ii)is acquitted of the offence; or

(c)the proceedings are expressly abandoned by the prosecutor or are desertedsimpliciter.]

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