WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 757B Securing seized things

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 757B

757B Securing seized things

Having seized a thing, an authorised officer 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; or

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 place where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted

(c) if the thing is equipment—make it inoperable.

Example of making equipment inoperable—

dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used