16. Amendment of section 14 (search warrants) of Act of 1996.
Section 14 of the Act of 1996 is hereby amended -
(a) in subsections (1), (2) and (4), by the substitution of references to "criminal conduct" for the references in those subsections to "criminal activities",
(b) in subsection (4) -
(i) by the deletion of "within one week of the date of issuing of the warrant" and the insertion of "within a period to be specified in the warrant", and
(ii) by the deletion of "any material found at that place, or any material" and the insertion of "any material (other than material subject to legal privilege) found at that place, or any such material",
(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
"(4A) The period to be specified in the warrant shall be one week, unless it appears to the judge that another period, not exceeding 14 days, would be appropriate in the particular circumstances of the case.",
(d) in subsection (5), by substituting "subsection (2)" for "subsection (3)",