51Search warrants

51 Search warrants

(1)  For the purpose of conducting an investigation, an investigator may apply to a magistrate for a warrant to enter premises.

(2)  The magistrate may, on application made under this section, issue a search warrant to an investigator if the investigator satisfies the magistrate that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that material relevant to the investigation is located at the premises.

(3)  A search warrant authorises an investigator and any person assisting an investigator –

(a) to enter the premises specified in the warrant at the time or within the period specified in the warrant; and

(b) to exercise the powers in section 52 .

(4)  The warrant must state –

(a) that the investigator and any person assisting the investigator may, with any necessary force, enter the premises and exercise the investigator's powers under this Part; and

(b) the reason for which the warrant is issued; and

(c) the hours when the premises may be entered; and

(d) the date, within 28 days after the day of the warrant's issue, of the warrant's expiry.

(5)  [Section 51 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 55 of 2011, s. 10, Applied:22 Dec 2011] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(6)  Except as provided in this section, the provisions in respect of search warrants under the Search Warrants Act 1997 extend and apply to warrants issued under this section.