PART 3FUNCTIONS OF A CUSTOMS OFFICER
Sending seized evidence11.
Any function conferred under section 19 (sending seized evidence) on a constable in England and Wales or Northern Ireland must be exercised by a customs officer instead of a constable where the evidence has been seized by a customs officer under—
(a)
a search warrant or production order issued by virtue of section 16, or
(b)
a search warrant issued under section 17.