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Section 55A of the Courts Act 2003 (inserted by section 146 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009) provides for knives surrendered by or seized from persons entering a court building to be retained in accordance with regulations made under the section.
These Regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed when a knife is retained by court security officers and the procedure for the return of a retained knife.
Regulation 3 sets out the procedure to be followed when a knife is retained and the information which is required to be provided by the court security officer to the person who surrenders the knife or from whom it is seized.
Regulation 4 requires the court manager to keep a written record of any knives retained by court security officers.
Regulation 5 sets out the procedure for making a request for the return of a retained knife.
Regulation 6 provides the procedure to be followed by the courts in dealing with a request for the return of a retained knife.
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