29Search warrants—local authority other than local council

29 Search warrants—local authority other than local council

29 Search warrants—local authority other than local council

(1A) This section applies to an authorised officer who has been appointed by a local authority other than a council.

(1) An authorised officer may apply to an issuing officer for a search warrant if the applicant has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened on premises.

(2) An issuing officer to whom an application for a search warrant is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an authorised officer named in the warrant, when accompanied by a police officer, and any other person named in the warrant—

(a) to enter the premises concerned, and

(b) to search the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section—

issuing officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

s 29: Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.91 [1]–[4]. Subst 2009 No 107, Sch 1 [24]. Am 2012 No 77, Sch 1 [24].