The Court or Justice of Peace may at any time issue a warrant authorizing an
officer of the Court, Member of the Police Force, or other person named to act in
accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
| A-search warrant issued under subsection (1) of this section shall authorize
the officer of the Court, a Police Officer, or other person to :
search such building, ship, carriage, receptacle, motor vehicle, aircraft or place
for any such thing and seize any such thing until further trial proceeding before
the Court issuing the search warrant or some
other Court to be dealt with
according to law; and
arrest the occupier of the house or place where the thing was found where the
Court deems fit to direct on the warrant.
146. (1) A search warrant shall be under the hand of the Judge, Magistrate or
Justice
of the Peace issuing it.
(2) A warrant shall remain in force until it is executed or cancelled by the Court
which issued it.
The Administration of Criminal Justice Act is later in time than the Police Act
and applying the rule of interpretation the later provision supersedes the earlier.
The applicable law in this case is therefore the 2015 Administration of Criminal
justice Act.
Applying the above provisions therefore, it is clear that for the Police or any other
person so empowered by law to lawfully enter and conduct a search in a building
it must be done with a warrant issued by a Judge Magistrate or Justice of the
Peace.
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