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Marine Safety Act 1998
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#### 19P Search warrants
19P Search warrants
> > (1) A police officer may apply to an authorised warrants officer for a search warrant if the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that there is or, within 72 hours, will be on any premises a vessel that has been operated as referred to in section 19A.
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> > (2) An authorised warrants officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising a police officer named in the warrant—
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> > > (a) to enter the premises, and
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> > > (b) to search the premises for such a vessel, and
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> > > (c) to seize such a vessel, and otherwise deal with it, in accordance with this Division.
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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).
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> > premises has the same meaning as in the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103).
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> **s 19P:** Ins 2016 No 28, Sch 1 \[18\].