(1) This section applies if an enforcement officer reasonably believes there
may be a vehicle, mentioned in an immobilisation warrant, at a premises.
(2)
The enforcement officer may apply to a magistrate or a justice of the peace
(magistrates court), who is not an official within the meaning of section 12,
for the issue of a search warrant (
"immobilisation search warrant" ) under this section.
(3) The magistrate or
justice (
"issuer" ) may refuse to consider the application until the enforcement
officer gives the issuer all the information the issuer requires about the
application in the way the issuer requires.
Example—
The issuer may require
additional information about the application to be given by statutory
declaration.
(4) The issuer may issue the immobilisation search warrant
only if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for believing the vehicle may
be at the premises.
(a) that a stated enforcement officer, or all
enforcement officers, may enter the stated premises and exercise the powers
mentioned in section 108M; and
(b) if the warrant is to be enforced at
night—the hours when the stated premises may be entered; and
(c) the time,
no later than 7 days after the warrant is issued, when the warrant ends.