S. 161 and s. 161A substituted for s. 161 (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 25

Pt. XII amended by Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 (c. 3), s. 15(4)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/2/section/161A/2011-02-17Customs and Excise Management Act 1979An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the collection and management of the revenues of customs and excise and in some cases to other matters in relation to which the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for the time being perform functions, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.1980-02-29texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-11Expert Participation2011-02-17Part XII General and Miscellaneous General powers, etc.
161A Power to search premises: search warrant.1

If a justice of the peace is satisfied by information upon oath given by an officer that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that anything liable to forfeiture under the customs and excise Acts is kept or concealed in any building or place, he may by warrant under his hand authorise any officer, and any person accompanying an officer, to enter and search the building or place named in the warrant.

2

An officer or other person so authorised has power—

a

to enter the building or place at any time, whether by day or night, on any day, and search for, seize, and detain or remove any such thing, and

b

so far as is necessary for the purpose of such entry, search, seizure, detention or removal, to break open any door, window or container and force and remove any other impediment or obstruction.

3

Where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any still, vessel, utensil, spirits or materials for the manufacture of spirits is or are unlawfully kept or deposited in any building or place, subsections (1) and (2) above apply in relation to any constable as they would apply in relation to an officer.

4

The powers conferred by a warrant under this section are exercisable until the end of the period of one month beginning with the day on which the warrant is issued.

5

A person other than a constable shall not exercise the power of entry conferred by this section by night unless accompanied by a constable.

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