Part 1 of Schedule 1 (powers of seizure, powers to which section 50 applies) to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 applies section 50 of that Act to the listed legislative provisions which provides additional powers of seizure from premises. The powers are to seize anything which a person who is lawfully on a premises reasonably needs to seize in order to determine whether it may be or may contain something the officer is lawfully entitled to seize, and to seize property where it cannot reasonably be separated from something that they are entitled to seize. Adding sections 122, subsection (1)(b) and 123 to Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, means these additional powers of seizure will apply to officers of local housing authorities who are taking copies of documents or seizing documents when entering business premises under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. The absence of this power would significantly limit officers’ powers to seize evidence upon entry into business premises.
Part 4: Enforcement Chapter 3 – Investigatory Powers Section 133: Additional powers of seizure under Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 Background