Licensing (Combating Drug Abuse) Act, 1997
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Retention of seized sound equipment. |
16.—(1) Any sound equipment which has been seized and removed by a member of the Garda Síochána under section 14 (3) may be retained until the conclusion of proceedings against the person from whom it was seized for an offence under section 12 . | |
(2) In this section, “conclusion of proceedings” against the person from whom sound equipment was seized means— | ||
(a) his or her being sentenced or otherwise dealt with for the offence or his or her acquittal, | ||
(b) the discontinuance of the proceedings, or | ||
(c) the decision not to prosecute him or her. |