The Act Commentary on Sections Part 2 - Criminal offences Section 67:  Entry, search, seizure and forfeiture
388.Subsection (1) applies the entry, search, seizure and forfeiture powers of the Protection of Children Act 1978 to prohibited images of children. Subsection (2) applies the equivalent Northern Ireland legislation.
389.Subsection (3) applies these powers to prohibited images to which section 62 applies.
390.Paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 22 to the Act provides that these powers of forfeiture have effect regardless of when the images were lawfully seized.