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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

General provisions in relation to search, surveillance, and inspection powers - Search warrants

97: Interpretation

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. The word "applicant" refers to a constable or any other person who is allowed to apply for a search warrant under this law or another law listed in the Schedule 2 that applies to that situation. The word "thing" can be something you can touch, but it can also be something you can't touch, like an email address or a password to access information stored on the internet.

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Part 4General provisions in relation to search, surveillance, and inspection powers
Search warrants

97Interpretation

  1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    applicant, in relation to any provision in this subpart, means any of the following persons:

    1. a constable:
      1. any other person authorised to apply for a search warrant by this Act or any enactment specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to which that provision applies

          1. thing includes an intangible thing (for example, an email address or access information to an Internet data storage facility).

          Notes
          • Section 97 applicant paragraph (b): amended, on , by section 27(1) of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).