Part 2 Search Warrants: Applications and Safeguards

Part 2 Search Warrants: Applications and Safeguards

Applications for warrants

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(1)     A person applying for a search warrant must—

(a)     state that the application is made under section 39 of this Act;

(b)     specify the matters set out in sub-paragraph (2) or (3) (as the case may be);

(c)     state what are the grounds for suspecting that relevant evidence is on the premises;

(d)     identify, so far as is possible, the offence to which the relevant evidence relates.

(2)     If the person is applying for a specific-premises warrant, the person must specify each set of premises that it is desired to enter and search.

(3)

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