ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 92A

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 92A

92A .         Seizing evidence etc.

        (1)         An inspector may seize any thing that the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds —

            (a)         is, or is intended to be, involved in the commission of an offence against this Act; or

            (b)         may afford evidence of the commission of such an offence.

        (2)         As soon as practicable after the thing is seized, the inspector is to give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized.

        (3)         If for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2), the inspector is to —

            (a)         leave the receipt at the place of seizure; and

            (b)         ensure the receipt is left in a reasonably secure way and in a conspicuous position.

        (4)         Nothing in this section restricts the power of an authorised person or police officer to seize equipment under section 81A.

        [Section 92A inserted: No. 14 of 1998 s. 13.]