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20. Entry and search of premises.

Repealed from 1 June 2015

(1) If a judge of the District Court is satisfied by information on oath laid by a designated officer that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that any material information is to be found on any premises (including a dwelling), the judge may issue a search warrant under this section.

(2) A search warrant issued under this section shall be expressed and operate to authorise a named designated officer ("the officer"), accompanied by such other persons as the officer thinks necessary, at any time or times within the period of validity of the warrant, on production if so requested of the warrant, to -

(a) enter the premises named in the warrant, if necessary by force,

(b) search the premises,

(c) require any person found on the premises -

(i) to give to the officer his name, home address and occupation, and

(ii) to produce to the officer any material information which is in the custody or possession of that person,

(d) seize and retain any material information found on the pre

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