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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 283 to 285:"Page 16, line 23, leave out ““for the purpose of ascertaining whether”” and insert ““if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that he may find there evidence that””""Page 16, line 38, after ““powers)”” insert ““other than paragraph 2A(1)(b) of that Schedule””""Page 16, line 39, at end insert—" ““(5)   Subsections (6) and (7) apply where an inspector seizes a substance under subsection (1)(c). (6)   The inspector must give to a person on the premises, or affix conspicuously to some object on the premises, a notice stating— (a)   what he has seized and the ground for seizing it, and (b)   the address for service for any claim for the return of the substance. (7)   The inspector— (a)   may retain the substance for so long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of any investigation or proceedings in respect of an offence under section 43; (b)   subject to any order for forfeiture under section 43(5) or any claim made within the relevant period by a person entitled to the return of the substance, may retain the substance or, after the relevant period, destroy or otherwise dispose of it. (8)   ““The relevant period”” means the period ending 28 days after— (a)   any proceedings in respect of an offence under section 43 are finally determined, or (b)   if no such proceedings are brought, the time for bringing such proceedings expires.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. [Amendment No. 285A not moved.] [Amendments Nos. 286 and 287 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 44, as amended, agreed to. Clause 45 [Interpretation]: [Amendment No. 288 not moved.] [Amendment No. 289 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 45 agreed to. Clause 46 [Protection for nests of certain birds which re-use their nests]: