s 41 Warrant for search and seizure
41.—(1) If a Magistrate is satisfied, on information on oath, that —(a) there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Act is being, has been or is about to be committed on any premises; or (b) evidence of the commission of such an offence is to be found there, the Magistrate may issue a warrant in writing to an authorised officer to enter the premises, if necessary by force, at such time as may be specified in the warrant and within 14 days of the issue of the warrant (or within such longer period as may be specified in the warrant) and to search them. (2) An authorised officer who enters the premises under the authority of the warrant may —(a) take with him or her such other person and such equipment as appear to him or her to be necessary; (b) inspect any record, register or other document found on the premises which he or she has reasonable cause to believe may be required as evidence for the purposes of proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act; (c) take copies of, or seize and remove, such document; (d) inspect, seize and remove any device, apparatus or equipment found on the premises which he or she has reasonable cause to believe may be required as such evidence; (e) inspect, sample, seize and remove any substance, material, or other matter or thing found on the premises which he or she has reasonable cause to believe may be required as such evidence; or (f) search or cause to be searched any person found on the premises whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe to be in possession or control of any document, device, apparatus, equipment, substance, material or other matter or thing. (3) A woman or girl must not be searched except by a woman.[28