# Finance Act 1996, Paragraph 2C


(1) Regulations may require persons—
(a) where a sample is taken from a quantity of fines in order to carry out a test on the fines, to retain a prescribed amount of that sample;
(b) to preserve fines retained under paragraph (a) for such period not exceeding three months as may be specified in the regulations.
(2) A duty under regulations under this paragraph to preserve fines may be discharged by taking such steps to preserve them as the Commissioners may specify in writing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/5/paragraph/2C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1996/schedule-5/paragraph-2C
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