(1)  If a person has been required under regulation 7(1)(a) to deposit a thing with an authorized officer, the authorized officer is to –

(a) return the thing to the person, if the person so requests, when the person leaves the court unless the authorized officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is not legally entitled to possess the thing; or

(b) if the authorized officer is not a police officer and he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the person is not legally entitled to possess the thing –

(i) advise a police officer as soon as practicable that the thing has been deposited with the authorized officer; and

(ii) give the thing to the police officer.

(2)  If an authorized officer has seized a prohibited thing from a person under regulation 7(1)(b) , the authorized officer is to –

(a) return the prohibited thing to the person, if the person so requests, when the person leaves the court unless the authorized officer has reasonable cause to believe that the prohibited thing is a thing that the person is not legally entitled to possess; or

(b) if the authorized officer is not a police officer and he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the prohibited thing is a thing that the person is not legally entitled to possess –

(i) advise a police officer as soon as practicable that the prohibited thing has been seized; and

(ii) give the prohibited thing to the police officer.