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#### 59 Search warrants
59 Search warrants
> > (1) An authorised officer may apply to an authorised warrants officer for a search warrant in respect of a place if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that—
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> > > (a) an unsafe electrical installation or gas installation is in the place, or
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> > > (b) a serious electrical accident or a serious gas accident has occurred in the place, or
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> > > (c) a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened in the place.
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> > (2) An authorised warrants officer to whom an application is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising the authorised officer named in the warrant—
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> > > (a) to enter the place concerned, and
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> > > (b) to search the place for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.
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> > (3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) applies to a search warrant issued under this section.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > authorised warrants officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103).