Part 4: Medical Devices Chapter 3: Enforcement Section 36: Power of officer of Revenue and Customs to detain medical devices
Section 36 outlines the power of a customs officer in relation to detaining medical devices.
	A "customs officer" is defined in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 as a person commissioned by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
	Subsection (1) provides that a customs office can seize a medical device and detain it for up to two days maximum in order for an enforcement authority to exercise a function it has under Part 4 of this Act, a medical devices provision (as defined in section 17(2) – see explanation above), or Schedule 5 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (investigatory powers).
	Subsection (2) provides that the seized device must be investigated during the time period it is detained, and this must be done under the direction of the Commissioners for her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
	Subsection (3) further explains the reference to two days in subsection (1). This means 48 hours from the time the device was seized, but this does not include weekends, Christmas Day, Good Friday, or other bank holidays relevant to where the goods are seized.