70General powers of entry with warrant

70 General powers of entry with warrant (1) A person appointed for that purpose by the Authority may apply to a magistrate for the issue of a search warrant in relation to particular premises if that person believes, on reasonable grounds— (a) that there is or has been a contravention of this Act or the regulations on the premises; or (b) that entry into or onto the premises is necessary for the purpose of investigating a matter in a notification made under this Act which, if substantiated, may provide grounds for the revocation by the Authority of a licence or registration. S. 70(2) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 95). (2) If a magistrate is satisfied by evidence on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is on the premises a particular thing that may be evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations or of grounds for the revocation by the Authority of a licence or registration, the magistrate may issue a search warrant authorising any person named in the warrant— (a) to enter the premises or the part of the premises named or described in the warrant; and (b) to search for and seize a thing named or described in the warrant; and (c) to bring the thing before the Magistrates' Court so that the matter may be dealt with according to law. (3) A search warrant must be issued in accordance with the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** and in a form prescribed under that Act. (4) In addition to any other requirement, a search warrant issued for the purposes of this section must state— (a) the offence or grounds of revocation of a licence or registration suspected; and (b) the premises to be searched; and (c) the name or a description of the thing to be searched for; and (d) any conditions to which the warrant is subject; and (e) whether entry is authorised to be made at any time or during stated hours; and (f) a day, not later than 7 days after the issue of the warrant, on which the warrant ceases to have effect. (5) The rules to be observed with respect to search warrants mentioned in the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** extend and apply to warrants under this section.