Part 4Legal proceedings
Enforcement officers: Entry and search under search warrant
134FEnforcement officer or constable may apply for search warrant
An enforcement officer or a constable may apply for a search warrant to search a place or thing.
Any District Court Judge, Justice of the Peace, Community Magistrate, or any Registrar of the District Court (not being a constable) (the issuing officer) may, on an application by an enforcement officer or a constable, issue a search warrant to search a place or thing if the issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that—
- an offence under this Act has been, or is being, committed at the place or involving the thing; or
- there is at, in, on, over, or under the place or thing, any thing that is—
- evidence of an offence under this Act; or
- intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence under this Act.
- evidence of an offence under this Act; or
Sections 134G to 134S apply in respect of every search warrant applied for and issued under this section.
Notes
- Section 134F: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 71).
- Section 134F(2): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).