102Search warrants

#### 102 Search warrants 102 Search warrants > > (1) An employee or a member of the police force may apply to an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) for the issue of a search warrant if the employee or member of the police force has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened at any premises. > > > (2) An authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising any employee or member of the police force named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises, > > > > > (b) to inspect the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations, and > > > > > (c) to observe and converse with any person apparently residing there. > > > (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. > > > (4) Without limiting the generality of section 71 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103), a member of the police force— > > > > > (a) may accompany an employee executing a search warrant issued under this section, and > > > > > (b) may take all reasonable steps to assist the employee in the exercise of the employee’s functions under this Act or the regulations. > > **s 102:** Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.44 \[5\]–\[7\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.39 \[1\] \[4\] \[5\].