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Lords Amendment No. 121: In page 98, line 24, at end insert:
and, where by virtue of this subsection a person exercises any such right as is specified in subsection (4) of this section, he shall be subject to the duty imposed by subsection (6) of this section".
§ Mr. SnowI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
The Amendment rectifies an oversight in Clause 104. Subsection (4) enables an authorised officer of an enforcement authority to seize and obtain any substance or article which he has reasonable cause to believe to be one in relation to which or by means of which an offence has been committed, or any document that may be required as evidence in proceedings, and subsection (6) requires him to inform the person from whom it is seized or certain other persons of the fact.
As it stands, subsection (7) enables a person authorised by the licensing authority to exercise similar powers in connection with an applicant for a licence or certificate under Part II for the purpose of verifying statements in the application, but it does not require anyone to be informed, as under subsection (6), of a seizure and detention. The Amendment adds such a requirement.
§ Question put and agreed to.