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Criminal Procedure Code 2010 s 24

Criminal Procedure Code 2010 s 24

s 24 When search warrant may be issued

24.—(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), (1A), (3) or (3A), or a summons under section 235(1), would not produce any document or other thing (including data), or a copy of the document or thing, as required by the order 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.[19/2018] (2) Nothing in this section authorises any court other than the General Division of the High Court to grant a warrant to search for any document or other thing (including data), or any copy of the document or thing, in the custody of the Postal Authority, a public postal licensee or the public parcel locker network operator.[19/2018; 40/2019; 10/2021]

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