(1)A customs officer [F1, a constable or an accredited financial investigator] may seize any cash if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is—
(a)recoverable property, or
(b)intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct.
(2)A customs officer [F2, a constable or an accredited financial investigator] may also seize cash part of which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be—
(a)recoverable property, or
(b)intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct,
if it is not reasonably practicable to seize only that part.
(3)This section does not authorise the seizure of an amount of cash if it or, as the case may be, the part to which his suspicion relates, is less than the minimum amount.
[F3(4)This section does not authorise the seizure by an accredited financial investigator of cash found in Scotland.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 294(1) substituted (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 11 para. 6(2); S.I. 2008/755, art. 17(1)(f)
F2Words in s. 294(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 11 para. 6(2); S.I. 2008/755, art. 17(1)(f)
F3S. 294(4) inserted (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 11 para. 6(3); S.I. 2008/755, art. 17(1)(f)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 294 restricted (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 2 para. 13; S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(d)