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Section 24 — When search warrant may be issued

As in force on 1 April 2015.

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24.When search warrant may be issued

(1)A court may issue a search warrant if —

(a)the court has reason to believe that a person who has been or may be issued an order under section 20(1), or a requisition under section 20(3), or a summons under section 235(1), would not produce the document or other thing as required by the order, requisition or summons;

(b)it is not known who possesses that document or thing; or

(c)the court considers that a general or specific search or inspection will serve the purposes of justice or of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code.

(2)Nothing in this section shall authorise any court other than the High Court to grant a warrant to search for a document in the custody of the Postal Authority or a public postal licensee.