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The Armed Forces (Powers of Stop and Search, Search, Seizure and Retention) (Amendment) Order 2012

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Search warrants and orders relating to unspecified premises

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4.—(1) Article 8 of the 2009 Order (search warrants: safeguards) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (3)(b) substitute—

“(b)if the application relates to one or more sets of premises specified in the application, to specify each set of premises which it is desired to enter and search;

(ba)if the application is for an unspecified premises warrant, to specify—

(i)as many sets of premises which it is desired to enter and search as it is reasonably practicable to specify;

(ii)the person who is in occupation or control of those premises and any others which it is desired to enter and search;

(iii)why it is necessary to search more premises than those specified under sub-paragraph (i); and

(iv)why it is not reasonably practicable to specify all the premises which it is desired to enter and search; and”.

(3) Omit paragraph (4).

(4) For paragraph (9)(a)(iv) substitute—

“(iv)each set of premises to be searched, or (in the case of an unspecified premises warrant) the person who is in occupation or control of premises to be searched, together with any premises under that person’s occupation or control which can be specified and which are to be searched; and”.

(5) In paragraph (10), after “which” insert “specifies only one set of premises and”.

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