Explanatory Notes

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

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30 April 2024

The Act

Schedule—Investigatory powers of a local weights and measures authority

Access to seized items and documents

143.Paragraph 13 of the schedule provides for a person who has had an item or a document seized as part of an investigation to have supervised access to the item or be able to take or request a copy of the document. However, access can be denied if there are reasonable grounds for believing that it might risk the investigation in some way to allow the person to see the item or have a copy.

144.Where a person requests access to an item or a copy of a document, Trading Standards can recover the costs involved in meeting the request.