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Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009

Enforcement - Search and seizure - Search warrants

117: Search warrant

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"A search warrant lets police look for evidence in a place, following strict rules."

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You can get a search warrant for a place. An enforcement officer applies for it in a certain way, as stated in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. An issuing officer can give you a search warrant if they think there is evidence at that place. You must follow the rules in subparts 1, 3, 4, and 9 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. The issuing officer is someone who is allowed to issue search warrants, as defined in section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. They can issue a search warrant if they believe there are good reasons to think there is evidence at the place.

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Part 3Enforcement
Search and seizure: Search warrants

117Search warrant

  1. An enforcement officer may apply for a search warrant in respect of a place.

  2. The application must be made by an enforcement officer in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

  3. An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) may issue a search warrant in respect of a place if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is evidential material at that place.

  4. The provisions of subparts 1, 3, 4, and 9 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.

  5. Repealed

  6. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 117(2): replaced, on , by section 201(3) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
  • Section 117(3): amended, on , by section 201(4) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
  • Section 117(4): replaced, on , by section 201(5) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
  • Section 117(4): amended, on , by section 45 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 35).
  • Section 117(5): repealed, on , by section 201(5) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
  • Section 117(6): repealed, on , by section 201(5) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).