42Search warrant

42 Search warrant

42 Search warrant

(1) In this section—

authorised officer has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

(2) An inspector may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant if the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened in any dwelling.

(3) An authorised officer to whom an application is made under subsection (2) may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an inspector named in the warrant, when accompanied by a member of the police force—

(a) to enter the dwelling, and

(b) to search the dwelling for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(4) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

s 42: Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2; 2002 No 103, Sch 4.32 [1]–[3].