the invention concerns a tamper - evident padlock and padlock combination . the padlock has a moulded plastics lock body which includes an open - ended passage and an opening spaced from the passage . there is also a hasp which has first and second spaced apart legs . an end of the first leg can be located in the passage through a first end thereof while the end of the second leg can be located simultaneously in the opening . the end of the first leg in the passage can then be engaged by a breakable seal which is inserted into the passage through the opposite end of the passage , in order to lock the hasp relative to the lock body . the padlock combination comprises the padlock and the seal in combination .