# The Police (Retention and Disposal of Items Seized) Regulations 2002, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1372/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-retention-and-disposal-of-items-seized-regulations-2002/regulation-4
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