Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

17 Notice that warrant has been executed, etc

• (1) Any person executing any warrant issued under this Act shall, before departing from the place searched, leave in a prominent position at that place a written notice stating,—

  • (a) in the case of a search carried out at a time when the owner or occupier is not present,—

    • (i) the date and time of the execution of the warrant; and

    • (ii) the name of the person in charge of the search; and

  • (b) in the case of a search where any document or other thing is removed from the place being searched, an inventory of documents or other things removed from the place during the search.

  (2) If it is not practicable to prepare such an inventory before departing, or if the owner or occupier of the place being searched consents, the person executing the warrant—

  • (a) may, instead of leaving an inventory, leave a notice stating that an inventory will be given within 7 days of the search; and

  • (b) shall, within 7 days of the search, give the inventory to the owner or occupier of the place searched.

  (3) Every inventory required under this section shall state—

  • (a) which documents or other things were removed in the course of executing the warrant; and

  • (b) from where those documents or things were removed; and

  • (c) where those documents or things are now held.

  (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), any such inventory—

  • (a) need not refer to any document or thing that is returned to the owner or occupier of the place searched before the inventory is given:

  • (b) may refer to groups of documents or things removed, rather than to each document and thing.