Police Act (Cap. 164), article 71

71. Saving the special provisions of any other law allowing interference by the Police with the enjoyment of private proper ty, the Police shall have the following powers to interfere in the foll owing circumstances: (a) the power to remove and hold an item which may be in breach of the law, and - (i) has not been removed by the owner within the time allowed in a written intimation served on him ordering him to remove the item or items; or (ii) the owner of which cannot be found; or (iii) which needs to be removed as a matter of urgency;      Cap. 549.   Cap. 552. (b) the Police shall also interfere and shall for such purpose exercise such powers as are vested in them at law, when requested by the Malta Environment Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Environment Protection Act o r b y t h e P l a n n i n g Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Development Planning Act . Regulations.72. The Minister may make regulations laying down conditions in addition to those specified in article 71 for the exercise of t he powers 28 [CAP. 164. POLICE ACT mentioned in that article and may also specify the terms under which anything removed in the exercis e of those powers is to be relea sed to the person entitled to the delivery thereof including the payme nt of any dues and expenses incurred for th e removal of the said item or items. Exemptions. 73. (1) The Force shall not be held responsible for any damage to or loss of property wh ere it results that in respect of that property the Police acted in the lawful execution of any law an d that action was reasonably justif ied in the circumstances. (2) Similarly the Force shall not be held responsible for damage s caused by it in order to preserve life or to prevent a graver d amage to property. Retrieval of property.