Paragraph 16 F1

(1)

This paragraph applies where any property is required to be returned to a person under this Schedule.

(2)

If—

(a)

the property is (without having been returned) still in the custody of the relevant officer after the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the requirement to return it arose, and

(b)

it is not practicable to dispose of it by returning it immediately to the person to whom it is required to be returned,

the relevant officer may dispose of it in any manner he thinks fit.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. inserted (1.4.2008) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 39(45), 53(1), Sch. 11; S.I. 2008/790, art. 2(c)

Notes on Schedule

Modifications

C1: Sch. applied (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 67(1)(b), 182(5) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 12(2)); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 1
C2: Sch. applied (3.5.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 69(5)(b), 88(1); S.I. 2015/820, reg. 2(m)