Consumer Safety Act 1978

13 Where any goods seized or purchased by an officer in pursuance of this Schedule are submitted to a test, then—

(a) if the goods were seized, the officer shall inform the person mentioned in paragraph 4 of this Schedule of the result of the test;

(b) if the goods were purchased and the test leads to the institution of proceedings for an offence under section 2 of this Act or under section 3 of this Act so far as it relates to prohibition orders and prohibition notices, the officer shall inform the person from whom the goods were purchased of the result of the test;

and the officer shall, where as a result of the test such proceedings are instituted against any person, allow him to have the goods tested if it is reasonably practicable to do so.