s 16 Extension of statutory search powers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland
(1) Part 2 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (powers of entry, search and seizure) is to have effect as if references to indictable offences in section 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act included any conduct which— (a) constitutes an offence under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom, and (b) would, if it occurred in England and Wales, constitute an indictable offence . (2) But an application for a warrant or order by virtue of subsection (1) may be made only— (a) in pursuance of a direction given under section 13, or (b) if it is an application for a warrant or order under section 8 of, or Schedule 1 to, that Act by a constable for the purposes of an investigation by an international joint investigation team of which he is a member. (3) Part 3 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/ 1341 (N.I.12)) (powers of entry, search and seizure) is to have effect as if references to serious arrestable offences indictable offences in Article 10 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Order included any conduct which— (a) constitutes an offence under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom, and (b) would, if it occurred in Northern Ireland, constitute a serious arrestable offence an indictable offence . (4) But an application for a warrant or order by virtue of subsection (3) may be made only— (a) in pursuance of a direction given under section 13, or (b) if it is an application for a warrant or order under Article 10 of, or Schedule 1 to, that Order, by a constable for the purposes of an investigation by an international joint investigation team of which he is a member. (5) In this section, “ international joint investigation team ” has the meaning given by section 88(7) of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16).