(b) any thing which there is reasonable ground to believe will afford evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or the regulations; or (c) any document directly or indirectly relating to or concerning a transaction or dealing which is or would be, if carried out, an offence under this Act or the regulations or under a provision of a law in force in a place outside corresponding to Part V of this Act— may at any time issue a warrant under his hand authorizing a police officer named in the warrant to enter and search the land, premises or vehicle for any such thing or document and to seize and carry it before the Court so that the matter may be dealt with according to law. (1AA) A search warrant directed to a named police S. 81(1AA) inserted by officer under subsection (1) may be executed by No. 25/2009 any police officer. s. 6(2), amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 47.38(a)). (1AB) For the purposes of subsection (1), a seized thing S. 81(1AB) inserted by may be brought before the Court by giving No. 48/2012 evidence on oath to the Court as to the present s. 41. whereabouts of the thing and by producing a photograph of it. (1A) A magistrate who issues a warrant under S. 81(1A) inserted by subsection (1), if satisfied on reasonable grounds No. 63/2003 by the evidence given under that subsection that s. 46(1), amended by the thing or document to which the warrant relates Nos 25/2009 is also tainted property within the meaning of the s. 6(3), 37/2014 Confiscation Act 1997, may, in that warrant, s. 10(Sch. direct that the police officer executing the warrant item 47.38(a)). hold or retain that thing or document as if it were tainted property seized under a warrant under
(b) any thing which there is reasonable ground to believe will afford evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or the regulations; or (c) any document directly or indirectly relating to or concerning a transaction or dealing which is or would be, if carried out, an offence under this Act or the regulations or under a provision of a law in force in a place outside corresponding to Part V of this Act— may at any time issue a warrant under his hand authorizing a police officer named in the warrant to enter and search the land, premises or vehicle for any such thing or document and to seize and carry it before the Court so that the matter may be dealt with according to law. S. 81(1AA) inserted by No. 25/2009 s. 6(2), amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 47.38(a)). (1AA) A search warrant directed to a named police officer under subsection (1) may be executed by any police officer. S. 81(1AB) inserted by No. 48/2012 s. 41. (1AB) For the purposes of subsection (1), a seized thing may be brought before the Court by giving evidence on oath to the Court as to the present whereabouts of the thing and by producing a photograph of it. S. 81(1A) inserted by No. 63/2003 s. 46(1), amended by Nos 25/2009 s. 6(3), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 47.38(a)). (1A) A magistrate who issues a warrant under subsection (1), if satisfied on reasonable grounds by the evidence given under that subsection that the thing or document to which the warrant relates is also tainted property within the meaning of the Confiscation Act 1997, may, in that warrant, direct that the police officer executing the warrant hold or retain that thing or document as if it were tainted property seized under a warrant under
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