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: Amendments to Dog Control Act 1996
233Other amendments to Dog Control Act 1996
Section 56(3) is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
- he or she is authorised to enter by a warrant issued by an issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) made on application by the dog ranger or dog control officer in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012; and
- he or she is authorised to enter by a warrant issued by an issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) made on application by the dog ranger or dog control officer in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012; and
Section 56 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):
None of the following persons may act as an issuing officer under this section:
- the mayor or any elected member of the local authority that employs or engages the dog ranger or dog control officer; or
- any employee of the local authority that employs or engages the dog ranger or dog control officer.
Section 56 is amended by adding the following subsection:
The provisions of subparts 1, 3, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply in respect of an authority applied for or issued under subsection (3).
Section 57(6)(b) is amended by omitting he or she is authorised in writing to do so by a Justice, who must not grant an authority unless the Justice and substituting he or she is authorised to enter by a warrant issued by an issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012), made on application by the dog ranger or dog control officer in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, who must not issue a warrant unless the issuing officer.
Section 57 is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (6):
None of the following persons may act as an issuing officer under this section:
- the mayor or any elected member of the local authority that employs or engages the dog ranger or dog control officer; or
- any employee of the local authority that employs or engages the dog ranger or dog control officer.
The provisions of subparts 1, 3, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply in respect of an authority applied for or issued under subsection (6).