7Application for warrant

7 Application for warrant (1) An application for a warrant under this Part must be made in writing, supported by an affidavit, setting out the grounds on which the warrant is sought. (2) The Supreme Court must not issue a warrant unless— (a) the application for the warrant sets out the grounds on which the warrant is being sought; and (b) the applicant has given the Court, either orally or in writing, any further information that it requires concerning the grounds on which the warrant is being sought; and (c) the information given by the applicant is verified before the Court on oath (or affirmation) or by affidavit. (3) A Judge of the Supreme Court may administer an oath or affirmation or take an affidavit for the purposes of an application for a warrant. S. 7A inserted by No. 72/2011 s. 45.