sec.153Issue of warrant

### sec.153 Issue of warrant The magistrate may issue a warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting— there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act; and the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, will be at the place. The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that any authorised officer or a stated authorised officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the officer’s powers under this part; and particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate in the circumstances; and the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence, unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and the extent of re-entry permitted; and the magistrate’s name; and the date and time of the warrant’s issue; and the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends. A provision of this part applying to entry authorised under a warrant is taken also to apply to any re-entry authorised under the warrant. s 153 amd 2011 No. 6 s 131 (sec.153-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue a warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting— there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act; and the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, will be at the place. (sec.153-ssec.2) The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that any authorised officer or a stated authorised officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the officer’s powers under this part; and particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate in the circumstances; and the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence, unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and the extent of re-entry permitted; and the magistrate’s name; and the date and time of the warrant’s issue; and the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends. (sec.153-ssec.3) A provision of this part applying to entry authorised under a warrant is taken also to apply to any re-entry authorised under the warrant. - (a) there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act; and - (b) the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, will be at the place. - (a) the place to which the warrant applies; and - (b) that any authorised officer or a stated authorised officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and (ii) exercise the officer’s powers under this part; and - (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and - (ii) exercise the officer’s powers under this part; and - (c) particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate in the circumstances; and - (d) the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence, unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and - (e) the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and - (f) the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and - (g) the extent of re-entry permitted; and - (h) the magistrate’s name; and - (i) the date and time of the warrant’s issue; and - (j) the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends. - (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and - (ii) exercise the officer’s powers under this part; and