Powers of entry, search and seizure

Powers of seizure etc
21
1
A police or customs officer who is exercising the power of search conferred by section 14 may seize and detain anything found in the course of the search.
2
A police or customs officer who is exercising a power of search conferred by section 15, 16 or 17 in relation to any premises may—
a
seize and detain or remove any item found on the premises;
b
take copies of or extracts from any document or record found on the premises.
3
An officer to whom a document or record has been produced in response to a requirement imposed under section 20 may—
a
seize and detain or remove that document or record;
b
take copies of or extracts from that document or record.
In this subsection “document” includes anything falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of section 20(3).
4
The powers under this section may be exercised only—
a
for the purposes of determining whether a relevant offence has been committed, or
b
in relation to an item that the officer concerned reasonably believes to be relevant evidence.
5
Nothing in this section confers power on an officer to seize an item that is an excluded item (see section 24).
S. 21 in force at 6.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/288, reg. 4(h) (with reg. 5)