MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 19P Search warrants

MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 19P

19P Search warrants

(1) A police officer may apply to an authorised warrants officer for a search warrant if the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that there is or, within 72 hours, will be on any premises a vessel that has been operated as referred to in section 19A.

(2) An authorised warrants officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising a police officer named in the warrant--

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to search the premises for such a vessel, and

(c) to seize such a vessel, and otherwise deal with it, in accordance with this Division.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section--


"authorised warrants officer" means an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .


"premises" has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .