Authority for search
34.—(1)  An authorised officer may, for the purpose of an investigation into drug trafficking or criminal conduct, as the case may be, apply to a court for a warrant under this section in relation to specified premises.
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(2)  On such application, the court may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer to enter and search the premises if the court is satisfied that —
(a)an order made under section 30 or 31 in relation to material on the premises has not been complied with;
(b)the conditions in subsection (3) are fulfilled; or
(c)the conditions in subsection (4) are fulfilled.
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(3)  The conditions referred to in subsection (2)(b) are —
(a)that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a specified person has carried on or has benefited from drug trafficking or from criminal conduct, as the case may be; and
(b)that the conditions in section 30(4)(b) and (c) or 31(3)(b) and (c) are fulfilled in relation to any material on the premises.
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(4)  The conditions referred to in subsection (2)(c) are —
(a)that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a specified person has carried on or has benefited from drug trafficking or from criminal conduct, as the case may be; and
(b)that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is on the premises material relating to the specified person or to drug trafficking or criminal conduct, as the case may be, which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purpose of which the application is made, but that the material cannot at the time of the application be particularised.
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(5)  Where an authorised officer has entered premises in the execution of a warrant issued under this section, he may seize and retain any material, other than items subject to legal privilege, which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purpose of which the warrant was issued.
(6)  Any person who hinders or obstructs an authorised officer in the execution of a warrant issued under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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