Regulation 4 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “owner” in relation to an item to which regulation 5 below applies means the person from whom it was seized, and “ownership” shall be construed accordingly;

• “relevant officer” means the chief officer of the police force of which the constable by whom an item was seized is a member or, where the constable concerned is not a member of a police force, the person who has the direction and control of the body of constables in question;

• “the 1994 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.