s. 342 New s. 342 342 Authority conferred by and other incidents of a inserted by search warrant No. 70/1987 s. 4. (1) A search warrant authorises any police officer, S. 342(1) amended by with such assistants as he or she thinks necessary, No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. to enter and search the premises to which the item 36.11). warrant relates, and anything in those premises. (2) Subject to any direction by a magistrate authorising execution of a search warrant at night, or during specified hours of the night, it must not be executed at night. (3) A police officer, or a person assisting him or her, S. 342(3) amended by may use such force as is reasonably necessary for No. 37/2014 the execution of a search warrant. s. 10(Sch. item 36.11). (4) A police officer executing a search warrant may S. 342(4) amended by seize and remove any object that he or she No. 37/2014 believes on reasonable grounds to be relevant to s. 10(Sch. item 36.11). the investigation of the offence in relation to which the warrant was issued. (5) An object seized and removed under subsection (4) must be dealt with in accordance with arrangements in force under section 344. S. 342(6) (6) A police officer who executes a search warrant— amended by No. 37/2014 (a) must prepare a notice in the prescribed form s. 10(Sch. containing— item 36.11). (i) his or her own name and rank; (ii) the name of the magistrate who issued the warrant and the date and time of its issue; and
New s. 342 inserted by No. 70/1987 s. 4. 342 Authority conferred by and other incidents of a search warrant S. 342(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 36.11). (1) A search warrant authorises any police officer, with such assistants as he or she thinks necessary, to enter and search the premises to which the warrant relates, and anything in those premises. (2) Subject to any direction by a magistrate authorising execution of a search warrant at night, or during specified hours of the night, it must not be executed at night. S. 342(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 36.11). (3) A police officer, or a person assisting him or her, may use such force as is reasonably necessary for the execution of a search warrant. S. 342(4) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 36.11). (4) A police officer executing a search warrant may seize and remove any object that he or she believes on reasonable grounds to be relevant to the investigation of the offence in relation to which the warrant was issued. (5) An object seized and removed under subsection (4) must be dealt with in accordance with arrangements in force under section 344. S. 342(6) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 36.11). (6) A police officer who executes a search warrant— (a) must prepare a notice in the prescribed form containing— (i) his or her own name and rank; s. 342 (ii) the name of the magistrate who issued the warrant and the date and time of its issue; and