58Containers
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(1)An officer who seizes a substance under section 55 or 56 may also seize any container holding the substance.
(2)If a container is seized under this section, reasonable efforts must be made to return it to—
(a)the person from whom it was seized, or
(b)(if different) a person to whom it belongs.
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply—
(a)if the container appears to be of negligible value,
(b)if it is not practicable for the container to be returned, or
(c)while the container is or may be needed for use as evidence at a trial for an offence.