Section 156Part 6 — Forfeiture of Cash and Property
Search and seizure warrants
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A judge may, on an application made to that judge by a constable, issue a search and seizure warrant if that judge is satisfied that either of the requirements for the issuing of the warrant set out in subsection (3) is fulfilled.
A search and seizure warrant is a warrant authorisin g an appropriate person —
to enter and search the premises specified in the application for the warrant; and
to seize and retain any material found there which is likely to be of substantial value (whether or not by itself) to the investigation for the purposes of which the application is made.
An application for a search and seizure warrant shall state that —
a person specified in the application is subject to a confiscation investigation or a money laundering investigation or the property specified in the application is subject to a civil recovery investigation; or
the warrant is sought for the purposes of the investigation and —
the warrant is sought in relation to the premises specified in the application; and
the warrant is sought in relation to material specified in the application, or that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is material falling within section 157 (2), (3) or
on the premises. ( 4 ) An appropriate person is a constable or a customs officer or a person employed in the Financial Reporting Authority for the purpose of receiving reports under this Act .
The requirements for the issue of a search and seizure warrant are —
that a production order made in relation to material has not been co mplied with and there are reasonable grounds for believing that the material is on the premises specified in the application for the warrant; or
that section 157 is satisfied in relation to the warrant.