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52. Applications for search and seizure warrants

(1) A justice of the peace may issue a warrant (a "search and seizure warrant") authorising a police or customs officer -

(a) to enter premises, and

(b) to search them for substances that appear to be intended for use as drug-cutting agents,

if the justice is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a substance intended for such use is on the premises.

(2) In this Part "police or customs officer" means - (a) a constable, (b) a National Crime Agency officer, or (c) a person designated as a general customs official under section 3(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

(3) A search and seizure warrant may be either -

(a) a warrant that relates to any premises occupied or controlled by a person specified in the warrant (an "all-premises warrant"), or

(b) a warrant that relates only to premises specified in the warrant (a "specific-premises warrant").

(4) A search and seizure warrant may be issued only on the application of a police or customs o

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