Section 32: Power to test items seized

Where an item is seized by an Investigator under this Act, the Investigator -(a) may, subject to paragraph (b), cause tests to be conducted on the items as are necessary for the purposes of the investigation in respect of which it was seized;
(b) shall, where practical and safe, not unreasonably impede the progress of the investigation and take all reasonable measures to invite the owner of the seized item to be present at any test referred to in paragraph (a); and
(c) shall, subject to the purpose of the search, cause the item to be preserved pending its return in accordance with the provisions of this Act.