MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 142 Report on execution of search and seizure warrant

MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 142

    (1)     The person to whom a search and seizure warrant is issued must give a report to the registrar of the Magistrates' Court—

        (a)     stating whether or not the warrant was executed; and

        (b)     if the warrant was executed, setting out briefly the result of the execution of the warrant; and

        (c)     if the warrant was not executed, setting out briefly the reasons why the warrant was not executed; and

        (d)     stating whether or not a copy of the warrant was given to the occupier or another person at the premises or place.

    (2)     A report must be—

        (a)     in the prescribed form; and

        (b)     made within 10 days after the expiry of the warrant.

    (3)     A person may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order authorising the person to inspect the report given under subsection (1) if the person satisfies the Court that the person is—

        (a)     the owner or occupier of premises or a place on which the warrant was executed; or

        (b)     a person who has an interest in the recreational vessel seized in the execution of the warrant.