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- (a) seize any wireless apparatus found in the course of the search (unless it appears to him that the apparatus is being, has been and will be used only lawfully), and
- (b) retain it.
Records
8.—(1) Where an officer carries out a search of premises under this Schedule he shall, unless it is not reasonably practicable, make a written record of the search.
(2) The record shall specify—
- (a) the address of the premises searched,
- (b) the date and time of the search,
- (c) any damage caused in the course of the search, and
- (d) anything seized in the course of the search.
(3) The record shall also include the name (if known) of any person appearing to the officer to be the occupier of the premises searched; but—
- (a) a person may not be detained in order to discover his name, and
- (b) if the officer does not know the name of a person appearing to him to be the occupier of the premises searched, he shall include in the record a note describing him.
(4) The record shall identify the officer—
- (a) in the case of a constable, by reference to his police number, and
- (b) in the case of a member of Her Majesty’s forces, by reference to his service number, rank and regiment.
9.—(1) Where an officer makes a record of a search in accordance with paragraph 8, he shall supply a copy to any person appearing to him to be the occupier of the premises searched.
(2) The copy shall be supplied immediately or as soon as is reasonably practicable.
Offence
10.—(1) A person commits an offence if he—
- (a) knowingly fails to comply with a requirement imposed under paragraph 4, or
- (b) wilfully obstructs, or seeks to frustrate, a search of premises under this Schedule.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable—
- (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both, or
- (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
11.—(1) A person commits an offence if he fails to stop when required to do so under paragraph 6.
