Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendment to Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981

205: New section 9 substituted

You could also call this:

"Police can get a special permit to search a place if they think someone is breaking the law"

If you are a police officer, you can ask for a search warrant. You need to follow the rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 to do this. A judge or other issuing officer can give you a search warrant if they think someone is breaking the law.

You can only get a search warrant if you think someone is having a fight or contest that is against the law. The issuing officer must believe this before they give you the warrant. They follow the rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, but not all of the rules apply.

When the issuing officer gives you a search warrant, you can search the premises. You must still follow most of the rules in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. This means you have to do things in a certain way when you are searching.

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This page was last updated on 24 May 2025

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204: Amendment to Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981, or

"Changes to the law about boxing and wrestling"

206: Amendments to Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989, or

"Changes to the law that helps keep kids and young people safe"

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendment to Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981

205New section 9 substituted

Section 9 is repealed and the following section substituted:
9Search warrants
1. An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) may issue a search warrant if, on an application made by a constable in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act, he or she is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that on any premises a contest is being conducted in breach of this Act or any regulations made under it.
2. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except for subparts 2, 5, 6, and 8) apply.