176 Power to seize articles in respect of which offences under sections 173 to 175 may have been committed
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

176  Power to seize articles in respect of which offences under sections 173 to 175 may have been committed

(1)     If a constable has reasonable cause to believe that a document produced to him—

(a)     in pursuance of section 137 of this Act, or

(b)     in pursuance of any of the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act,

is a document in relation to which an offence has been committed under section 173, 174 or 175 of this Act or under section 115 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, he may seize the document.

[(1A)     . . .]

(2)     When a document is seized under subsection (1) above, the person from whom it was taken shall, unless—

(a)     the document has been previously

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