Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989 - SECT 26

Notice to stop dealings in goods suspected of having been stolen

26. Notice to stop dealings in goods suspected of having been stolen



(1) Any member of the police force may serve notice under this section on a
second-hand dealer or pawnbroker if the member reasonably believes that goods
in the possession or under the control of the dealer or pawnbroker may have
been stolen.

(2) A notice-

   (a)  must be in the form approved by the Minister; and

   (b)  must specify the goods suspected of having been stolen; and

   (c)  prohibits the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker altering the form of
        the goods or disposing of them in any way for 21 days from service.

(3) A notice under this section may be reissued once for a further period of
21 days commencing immediately after the first period ends.





(4) A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker must comply with a notice served on him
or her under this section.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

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