Greyhound Racing Act 2019

Search warrant

40. (1) If a judge of the District Court is satisfied by information on oath of an authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for believing that—

(a) evidence of or relating to a breach or intended breach of the Racing code or commission of or intended commission of an offence under the Greyhound Racing Acts 1958 to 2019 relating to a greyhound, substance, animal feed or matters subject to a licence, permit or approval under those Acts is to be found in a dwelling or premises or on land,

(b) there is or was a greyhound, animal feed, substance, machinery, equipment or other thing made, used or adapted for use (including manufacture and transport) in connection with a greyhound, animal feed or matters subject to a licence, permit or approval under the Greyhound Racing Acts 1958 to 2019 in a dwelling or premises or on land, or

(c) a record related to a thing to which paragraph (a) or (b) refers is or may be in the dwelling or premises or on land,

then the judge may issue a search warrant.

(2) A search warrant under this section shall be expressed and operate to authorise a named authorised officer, accompanied by such authorised officers or other persons as the named authorised officer thinks necessary, at any time, within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production, if so requested, of the warrant, to enter the land or premises named in the warrant and to exercise all or any of the functions conferred on an authorised officer under this Part.