Coroners Act 2006

Appointments, administration, powers, offences and penalties, and technical provisions - Powers

129: Entry and search under warrant under section 128

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If a warrant is issued under section 128, a constable can enter and search a place, craft, or vehicle. You can be searched at a reasonable time within two working days of the warrant being issued. The constable can use reasonable force to enter or search the place, craft, or vehicle, and to prevent a body from being removed.

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Part 4Appointments, administration, powers, offences and penalties, and technical provisions
Powers

129Entry and search under warrant under section 128

  1. A warrant under section 128 authorises a constable executing the warrant—

  2. to enter and search the specified place, craft, or vehicle on 1 occasion within 2 working days of the date of issue of the warrant at any time that is reasonable in the circumstances, but subject to any conditions imposed by the District Court Judge under section 128(3); and
    1. to use any assistance that is reasonable in the circumstances; and
      1. to use any force for making entry (whether by breaking open doors or otherwise), or for breaking open any thing, as is reasonable in the circumstances; and
        1. to use any force that is reasonable in the circumstances for searching for the body in or on, or for removing the body or for preventing the removal of the body from, the place, craft, or vehicle.
          Notes
          • Section 129: amended, on , by section 66 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).