S. 5.8.3M(1) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 17(1).
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an authorised officer must not seize a thing, document or device apparently in the possession or custody of a person under this Subdivision unless the authorised officer gives the person a receipt for the thing, document or device seized that—
(a) identifies the thing, document or device; and
(b) states the name of the officer and the reason why the thing, document or device is being seized.
S. 5.8.3M(2) substituted by No. 6/2024 s. 17(2).
(2) If an authorised officer is unable to discover the identity of the lawful owner of a thing, document or device seized under this Subdivision, or the person from whose custody the thing, document or device is seized under this Subdivision, the authorised officer must leave a receipt for the thing, document or device seized at the premises that—
(a) identifies the thing, document or device; and
(b) states the name of the officer and the reason why the thing, document or device is being seized.
S. 5.8.3N inserted by No. 71/2010 s. 44.