74AReport to eligible issuing officer on execution of covert search warrant

74A Report to eligible issuing officer on execution of covert search warrant

74A Report to eligible issuing officer on execution of covert search warrant

(1) An executing officer for a covert search warrant must provide a report in writing to the eligible issuing officer who issued the warrant—

(a) stating the address or other description of the subject premises, and

(b) stating whether or not the warrant was executed, and

(c) if the warrant was executed—

(i) stating the date on which the warrant was executed, and

(ii) stating the name (or code-name) of the person in charge when the warrant was executed, and

(iii) stating the name (or code-name) of any person who entered the subject premises to assist in the execution of the warrant and the nature of the assistance provided, and

(iv) stating the powers that were exercised under the warrant, and

(v) setting out briefly the result of the execution of the warrant (including a brief description of anything seized, placed in substitution for a seized thing or examined and any data accessed under section 75B), and

(c1) if a digital evidence access order was issued in connection with the warrant—setting out a brief description of the use of the order, and

(d) if the warrant was not executed—setting out briefly the reasons why the warrant was not executed, and

(e) containing such other particulars as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The report must be provided within 10 days after the execution of the warrant or the expiry of the warrant, whichever first occurs.

(3) If premises are entered for the purposes of returning or retrieving a thing under section 49A, a report must also be provided in writing to the eligible issuing officer who issued the warrant—

(a) stating the address or other description of the premises, and

(b) stating the date on which the premises were re-entered, and

(c) stating the name (or code-name) of any person who entered the premises for the purposes of the return or retrieval, and