PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 408 Securing seized things

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 408

408 Securing seized things

(1) This section applies if an authorised person seizes a thing under section 403 , 404 or 405 .

(2) Having seized the thing, the authorised person may—

(a) move the thing from the place where it was seized (the
"place of seizure" ); or

(b) leave the thing at the place of seizure, but take reasonable action to restrict access to it.

Examples of restricting access to a thing—

1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted

2 sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted