SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Enforcement of offences under Part 3
Conditions for seizure and detention under Schedule 5 to the 2015 Act
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1
For the purposes of enforcing a relevant offence, an officer of a relevant authority may exercise a power in paragraph 28 or 29 of Schedule 5 to the 2015 Act to seize and detain any goods or documents only if the officer reasonably suspects that it is necessary to do so for the purpose of—
a
ending the commission of the offence;
b
preventing the commission of the offence;
c
enabling the goods or documents to be used as evidence in proceedings for the offence.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent the exercise of the power in relation to any other legislation of the authority (within the meaning of paragraph 9 of that Schedule).