Part 7Search and seizure
109Search warrants for offences against specified sections (other than sections 126 and 131A)
An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) may, on an application in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act, issue a search warrant if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is in or on any place or thing—
- any objectionable publication that there are reasonable grounds to believe is being kept for the purpose of being so dealt with as to constitute an offence against section 123 or section 124 or section 127 or section 129; or
- any thing that there are reasonable grounds to believe will be evidence of the commission of an offence of that kind; or
- any thing that there are reasonable grounds to believe is intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence of that kind.
Notes
- Section 109: substituted, on , by section 23(1) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
- Section 109: amended, on , by section 242(1) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).


