21Application for assistance order

21 Application for assistance order (1) If a person who has applied or intends to apply for a warrant believes that it is necessary to obtain the assistance of another person for the effective execution of the warrant, he or she may apply to the Supreme Court for an order directing the other person to assist in the execution of the warrant. (2) An application for an assistance order— (a) is to be made in the same manner as the application for the warrant; and (b) may be made at the same time as the application for the warrant or subsequently. S. 21(2A) inserted by No. 72/2011 s. 38(1). (2A) The applicant must notify a Public Interest Monitor of the application in accordance with the regulations under the **Public Interest Monitor Act 2011**. S. 21(3) amended by No. 72/2011 s. 38(2). (3) Notice of an application for an assistance order is not required to be given to any person except a Public Interest Monitor.