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Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009

Enforcement - Search and seizure - Search warrants

118: Powers under search warrant

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If a search warrant is issued under section 117, the enforcement officer or constable can do certain things. You can be asked to help them. They can search for things that might be used as evidence. They can also look at and copy documents. You might be asked to show them a particular document or help them make a copy. They can use equipment at the place to help with the search. The occupier of the place might be asked to answer questions. The enforcement officer or constable can also ask you to keep things unchanged for a few days or give them copies of documents. Some rules from the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 also apply when a search warrant is issued.

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Search and seizure: Search warrants

118Powers under search warrant

  1. A search warrant issued under section 117 authorises the enforcement officer or constable who is executing it, and any person called on by that officer or constable to assist, to do any of the following:

      1. search for any evidential material at the place:
        1. inspect and copy any document; and for that purpose also do any of the following:
          1. require any person at the place to produce a particular document:
            1. require any person at the place who has control or knowledge of a document to reproduce, or assist in reproducing, the document in usable form:
              1. operate any equipment at the place:
                1. remove a document temporarily to another place in order to copy it:
                  1. require the occupier of the place to answer any questions put by the enforcement officer or constable.

                    1. An enforcement officer or constable may require the occupier of the place to do the following:

                    2. hold any thing at the place in an unaltered state for a specified period of up to 5 working days:
                      1. provide a copy of particular documents within a specified period (which must be a period that is reasonable in the circumstances).

                        1. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subpart 3 and sections 118, 119, and 130) apply.

                        Notes
                        • Section 118(1)(a): repealed, on , by section 201(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
                        • Section 118(1)(b): repealed, on , by section 201(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
                        • Section 118(1)(c): amended, on , by section 201(7) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
                        • Section 118(1)(e): repealed, on , by section 201(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
                        • Section 118(3): replaced, on , by section 201(8) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).