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Paragraph 9

Where under the power conferred by paragraph 5 an inspector takes possession of anything found on any premises, the inspector shall leave there, either with a responsible person or, if that is impracticable, fixed in a conspicuous position, a notice giving particulars sufficient to identify what has been seized and stating that the inspector has taken possession of it under that power; and before taking possession under that power of–

(a)

any thing that forms part of a batch of similar things; or

(b)

any substance,

an inspector shall, if it is practical and safe to do so, take a sample of it and give to a responsible person at the premises a portion of the sample marked in a manner sufficient to identify it.