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Prostitution Reform Act 2003

Commercial sexual services - Powers of entry

30: Warrant for Police to enter

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"Police can get a special permit to enter a place if they think someone is breaking the law about prostitution."

A special kind of officer, called an issuing officer, can give police a warrant to enter a place. This happens if the officer thinks a crime is being, has been, or will be committed in that place. The crimes are about using people under 18 in prostitution, which is against section 23, or being an operator without a certificate, which is against section 34. The officer must also think it is necessary for police to enter the place to stop the crime or investigate it. When police get a warrant to enter a place, they must follow the rules in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Part 2Commercial sexual services
Powers of entry

30Warrant for Police to enter

  1. An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) may issue a warrant to enter a place if he or she is satisfied that—

  2. there is good cause to suspect that an offence under either of the following provisions is being, has been, or is likely to be committed in the place:
    1. section 23 (which concerns using persons under 18 years in prostitution):
      1. section 34 (which concerns being an operator while not holding a certificate); and
      2. there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is necessary for a constable to enter the place for the purpose of preventing the commission or repetition of that offence or investigating that offence.

        1. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply as if a warrant referred to in subsection (1) were a search warrant.

        2. Repealed
        Notes
        • Section 30(1): amended, on , by section 293(2) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
        • Section 30(1)(b): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
        • Section 30(2): replaced, on , by section 293(3) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
        • Section 30(3): repealed, on , by section 293(3) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).