SCHEDULES

F1Schedule 2A Retention and disposal of property seized under section 54(2A) of this Act

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Sch. 2A inserted (1.12.1998) by 1998 c. 37, s. 24(4), Sch. 1; S.I. 1998/2327, art. 4

Retention

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1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, property to which this Schedule applies may be retained for a period of twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which it was seized.

2

Where proceedings for an offence are instituted within the period specified in sub-paragraph (1) above against any person, the property may be retained for a period beginning on the day on which it was seized and ending on the day when—

a

the prosecutor certifies that the property is not, or is no longer, required as a production in criminal proceedings or for any purpose relating to such proceedings;

b

the accused in such proceedings—

i

is sentenced or otherwise dealt with for the offence; or

ii

is acquitted of the offence; or

c

the proceedings are expressly abandoned by the prosecutor or are desertedsimpliciter.