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6.33.—(1) A warrant must identify—
(a)the person or description of persons by whom it may be executed;
(b)any person who may accompany a person executing the warrant;
(c)so far as practicable, the material, documents, articles or persons to be sought;
(d)the legislation under which it was issued;
(e)the name of the applicant;
(f)the court that issued it, unless that is otherwise recorded by the court officer;
(g)the court office for the court that issued it; and
(h)the date on which it was issued.
(2) A warrant must specify—
(a)the premises to be searched, where the application specified premises;
(b)the person in occupation or control of premises to be searched, where the application specified such a person; and
(c)the number of occasions on which specified premises may be searched, if more than one.
(3) A warrant must include, by signature, initial, or otherwise, an indication that it has been approved by the court that issued it.
(4) Where a warrant comprises more than a single page, each page must include such an indication.
(5) A copy of a warrant must include a prominent certificate that it is such a copy.
[Note. See section 16 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.]
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