SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (TIMBER) ACT 2004 - SECT 88 Power to seize items

SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (TIMBER) ACT 2004 - SECT 88

S. 88(1) substituted by No. 11/2014 s. 8.

    (1)     If an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit, an offence against this Act or the regulations, the authorised officer may seize any item that the officer believes on reasonable grounds—

        (a)     was used in the commission of the offence; or

        (b)     is being used in the commission of the offence; or

        (c)     is about to be used in the commission of the offence.

    (2)     If an authorised officer seizes an item under this section, the authorised officer must immediately give the person a written receipt for the item seized indicating—

        (a)     the nature of the item seized; and

        (b)     the date and time that the authorised officer took possession of the item; and

        (c)     the name of the authorised officer who seized the item and the address where the item will be held.

S. 88A inserted by No. 31/2022 s. 13.