Part 3: Policing and investigation Chapter 2: Investigation of incidents by statutory inspectors Section 74: Further provision about physical evidence
Subsection (1) sets out that the provisions in this section apply to items or material obtained by an inspector under sections 63 or 64 or under regulations made under section 70.
	Subsection (2) provides that an inspector must, when obtaining by request items or material from a person, provide a receipt for that item or material and, where it is possible to make a copy of a document, the inspector must provide a copy of that document.
	Subsection (3) provides that an inspector may retain an item or material for as long as the inspector deems it necessary for the purposes for which it was obtained.
	Subsection (4) provides that an inspector may examine an item or material (using reasonable force if necessary), and record any information obtained from an item or material.
	Subsection (5) permits the Secretary of State to make regulations regarding how items or material obtained by an inspector in connection within the inspector’s functions are to be dealt with, namely through the conduct of an investigation.
	Subsection (6) provides examples of the kind of regulations the Secretary of State may make in relation to subsection (1). These include to permit or require the retention or destruction of the items or material; disapply any power under an enactment that might otherwise be used to obtain the information; make provision regarding the admissibility in judicial proceedings; and confer jurisdiction on a court or tribunal.