Animal Remedies Act, 1993
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Search warrants for land or premises, etc. |
12.—(1) If a judge of the District Court is satisfied by information on oath of an authorised officer, member of the Garda Síochána or an officer of Customs and Excise that there is reasonable cause for suspecting that— | |
(a) evidence of or relating to the commission or intended commission of an offence under this Act is to be found in, on or under any land or premises or in or on any vehicle and that such land, premises or vehicle or any part thereof consists of a dwelling, or | ||
(b) there is or was or is intended to be in, on or under any land or premises, in or on any vehicle and that such land, premises or vehicle or any part thereof consists of a dwelling, any animal remedy or ingredient for an animal remedy in relation to which a contravention of this Act, or any regulation made thereunder or continued in force or deemed to have been made thereunder, is being or has been or is intended to be committed, or | ||
(c) a document directly or indirectly relating to, or connected with, a transaction or dealing which was, or an intended transaction or dealing which would if carried out be, an offence under this Act, is in the possession or under the control of a person in, on or under any land or premises or in or on any vehicle and that such land, premises or vehicle or any part thereof consists of a dwelling, | ||
such judge may issue a search warrant under this section. | ||
(2) A search warrant issued under this section shall be expressed and operate to authorise a named authorised officer, named member of the Garda Síochána or named officer of Customs and Excise, accompanied by such authorised officers, members of the Garda Síochána and officers of Customs and Excise as the named officer or member thinks necessary, at any time or times within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production if so requested of the warrant to enter (if necessary by force) the land, premises or vehicle named in the warrant. | ||
(3) Where any premises, land or vehicle is entered pursuant to a warrant issued under this section, an authorised officer, a member of the Garda Síochána or an officer of Customs and Excise so entering may— | ||
(a) stop and detain any person found in, on or under such land or premises, or in or on such vehicle, for the purpose of searching that person and to search or cause to be searched that person, and | ||
(b) exercise all or any of the powers referred to in section 11 . |