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Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

General provisions relating to warrants and exercise of powers under Parts 1 and 2 - General provisions relating to warrants

15: Persons by whom warrant may be executed

You could also call this:

"Who can carry out a search warrant"

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When a search warrant is issued under this Act, it is given to certain people. You can think of a constable as a police officer. The warrant can be given to a specific police officer, all police officers, or a specific member of the Serious Fraud Office. The warrant can also be given to all members of the Serious Fraud Office. The people the warrant is given to are the ones who can execute it. This means they are the ones who can carry out the search.

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Part 3General provisions relating to warrants and exercise of powers under Parts 1 and 2
General provisions relating to warrants

15Persons by whom warrant may be executed

  1. Every search warrant issued under this Act shall be directed to all or any of the following:

  2. any constable by name or generally every constable; or
    1. any designated member by name or generally every designated member of the Serious Fraud Office,—
        1. and may be executed by all or any of the persons to whom it is directed.