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(1)A justice of the peace may issue a warrant (a “search and seizure warrant”) authorising a police or customs officer—
(a)to enter premises, and
(b)to search them for substances that appear to be intended for use as drug-cutting agents,
if the justice is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a substance intended for such use is on the premises.
(2)In this Part “police or customs officer” means—
(a)a constable,
(b)a National Crime Agency officer, or
(c)a person designated as a general customs official under section 3(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
(3)A search and seizure warrant may be either—
(a)a warrant that relates to any premises occupied or controlled by a person specified in the warrant (an “all-premises warrant”), or
(b)a warrant that relates only to premises specified in the warrant (a “specific-premises warrant”).
(4)A search and seizure warrant may be issued only on the application of a police or customs officer.
(5)The application may be made without notice being given to persons who might be affected by the warrant.
(6)The application must be supported—
(a)in England and Wales, by an information in writing;
(b)in Scotland, by evidence on oath;
(c)in Northern Ireland, by a complaint on oath.
(7)The police or customs officer must answer on oath any question that the justice of the peace hearing the application asks him or her.
(8)A police or customs officer applying for a search and seizure warrant must—
(a)state that the application is made under this section;
(b)specify the premises or (as the case may be) each set of premises that it is desired to enter and search;
(c)state what are the grounds for suspecting that a substance intended for use as a drug-cutting agent is on the premises;
(d)identify, so far as is possible, the substance or substances to be sought.
(9)If the police or customs officer is applying for a search and seizure warrant authorising entry and search on more than one occasion, the officer must also state—
(a)the ground on which the officer applies for such a warrant;
(b)whether the officer seeks a warrant authorising an unlimited number of entries, or (if not) the maximum number of entries desired.
(10)If the police or customs officer is applying for an all-premises warrant, the officer must also specify—
(a)as many of the sets of premises that it is desired to enter and search as it is reasonably practicable to specify;
(b)the person who is in occupation or control of those premises and any others that it is desired to enter and search;
(c)why it is necessary to search more premises than those specified under paragraph (a);
(d)why it is not reasonably practicable to specify all the premises that it is desired to enter and search.
Commencement Information
I1S. 52 in force at 3.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/820, reg. 2(j)
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