SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5 Terrorist Investigations: Information
Part I England and Wales and Northern Ireland
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C1C2C31
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A constable may apply to a justice of the peace for the issue of a warrant under this paragraph for the purposes of a terrorist investigation.
2
A warrant under this paragraph shall authorise any constable—
a
to enter F1premises mentioned in sub-paragraph (2A) ,
b
to search the premises and any person found there, and
c
to seize and retain any relevant material which is found on a search under paragraph (b).
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The premises referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(a) are—
a
one or more sets of premises specified in the application (in which case the application is for a “specific premises warrant”); or
b
any premises occupied or controlled by a person specified in the application, including such sets of premises as are so specified (in which case the application is for an “all premises warrant”).
3
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(c) material is relevant if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that—
a
it is likely to be of substantial value, whether by itself or together with other material, to a terrorist investigation, and
b
it must be seized in order to prevent it from being concealed, lost, damaged, altered or destroyed.
4
A warrant under this paragraph shall not authorise—
a
the seizure and retention of items subject to legal privilege, or
b
a constable to require a person to remove any clothing in public except for headgear, footwear, an outer coat, a jacket or gloves.
5
Subject to paragraph 2, a justice may grant an application under this paragraph if satisfied—
a
that the warrant is sought for the purposes of a terrorist investigation,
b
that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is material on F3premises to which the application relates which is likely to be of substantial value, whether by itself or together with other material, to a terrorist investigation and which does not consist of or include excepted material (within the meaning of paragraph 4 below), and
c
that the issue of a warrant is likely to be necessary in the circumstances of the case F4, and
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in the case of an application for an all premises warrant, that it is not reasonably practicable to specify in the application all the premises which the person so specified occupies or controls and which might need to be searched.