SCHEDULE 3Enforcement of offences under Part 3
Retention etc of items seized under paragraph 3
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An item seized under paragraph 3 by an officer of a relevant authority may not be detained—
(a)
for a period of more than 3 months beginning with the day on which it was seized, or
(b)
where the item is reasonably required to be detained for a longer period by the authority for a purpose for which it was seized, for longer than it is required for that purpose.
(For corresponding provision in relation to seizure under paragraph 28 or 29 of Schedule 5 to the 2015 Act, see paragraphs 28(7) and 29(8) of that Schedule.)
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The following provisions of Schedule 5 to the 2015 Act apply in relation to items detained as the result of the exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 3 of this Schedule as they apply in relation to goods or documents detained as the result of the exercise of a power in Part 4 of that Schedule—
(a)
paragraph 38 (access to seized goods and documents);
(b)
paragraph 40 (appeals against detention of goods and documents).