Seizing evidence of the contravention of related provisions etc.
(1) This section applies if an authorised officer enters premises under a search warrant to search for evidential material. (2) The search powers include seizing a thing that is not evidential material of the kind specified in the warrant if: (a) in the course of searching for the kind of evidential material specified in the warrant, the authorised officer finds the thing; and (b) the authorised officer reasonably believes that: (i) a related provision has been contravened with respect to the thing; or (ii) the thing is evidence of the contravention of a related provision; or (iii) the thing is intended to be used for the purpose of contravening a related provision; and (c) the authorised officer reasonably believes that it is necessary to seize the thing in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction.
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