Schedules
Schedule 17Warrants issued under section 249
Return of warrants
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1
A warrant which—
a
has been executed, or
b
has not been executed within the time authorised for its execution,
must be returned to the appropriate person.
2
In sub-paragraph (1) the appropriate person is—
a
in the case of a warrant issued by a justice of the peace in England and Wales, the designated officer for the local justice area in which the justice was acting when the warrant was issued;
b
in the case of a warrant issued by a lay magistrate in Northern Ireland, the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district in which the dwelling is situated;
c
in the case of a warrant issued by a sheriff, the sheriff clerk;
d
in the case of a warrant issued by a justice of the peace or stipendiary magistrate in Scotland, the clerk of the justice of the peace court.
3
A warrant that is returned under this paragraph must be retained by the person to whom it is returned for a period of 12 months.
4
If during that period the occupier of the dwelling to which the warrant relates asks to inspect it, the occupier must be allowed to do so.