Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State For Termination of Pregnancies) Act, 1995

Search and seizure.

9.—(1) If a judge of the District Court is satisfied on the sworn information of a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of superintendent that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that—

(a) an offence under section 10 has been or is being committed on or at any premises or other place, and

(b) evidence that the offence has been or is being committed is on or at those premises or that place,

the judge may issue a warrant under his or her hand authorising any member of the Garda Síochána, and any such member accompanying that member, at any time or times within one month from the date of the issue of the warrant, on production if so requested of the warrant, to enter, if need be by force, and search the premises or other place specified in the warrant and—

(i) to seize anything found there (other than medical, surgical, clinical, social or other like records or notes, or copies thereof) that such member or accompanying member believes on reasonable grounds may be required to be used in evidence in any proceedings for an offence under section 10 , and

(ii) to require any person found there to give such member or accompanying member his or her name and address.

(2) It shall not be lawful—

(a) for a person to obstruct or interfere with a member of the Garda Síochána acting under the authority of a warrant under this section,

(b) for a person who is found on or at a premises or place specified in such a warrant by a member of the Garda Síochána acting as aforesaid to fail or refuse to give the member his or her name and address when required by the member to do so or to give him or her a name or address that is false or misleading.