{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-overseas-territories-order-2013/article-123",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2870",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-overseas-territories-order-2013",
  "path": "article/123",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "123",
  "heading": "Enforcement powers",
  "text": "(1) An authorised person may—\n(a) examine, take samples of and seize any goods which the authorised person has reasonable grounds to suspect may be dangerous goods in respect of which the provisions of this Part have not been complied with;\n(b) open or require to be opened any baggage or package which the authorised person has reasonable grounds to suspect may contain dangerous goods in respect of which the provisions of this Part have not been complied with;\n(c) retain or detain any sample taken or goods seized under this article for so long as the Governor considers necessary for use as evidence at a trial for any offence or for forensic examination or investigation in connection with any offence; and\n(d) dispose of such goods in such manner as the Governor considers appropriate.\n(2) Any person from whom goods have been seized by an authorised person under this article may make application to the Governor for the goods to be released, accompanied by evidence of ownership, and if the Governor is satisfied that the applicant is the owner and that the retention of the goods is not necessary for the purpose of any criminal proceedings the Governor must arrange for the goods to be returned to the applicant.\n(3) Where further retention of the goods is, in the opinion of the Governor, no longer necessary and no application has been made under paragraph (2), or any such application has been unsuccessful, the goods must be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as directed by the Governor.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 123 in force at 1.1.2014, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2870/article/123",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:35:08.016872+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}