Search and Surveillance Bill

  • enacted
15 Entry without warrant to find and avoid loss of evidential material relating to certain offences

  • A constable may enter and search a place without a warrant if he or she has reasonable grounds—

    • (a) to suspect that an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 14 years or more has been committed, or is being committed, or is about to be committed; and

    • (b) to believe—

      • (i) that evidential material relating to the offence is in that place; and

      • (ii) that, if entry is delayed in order to obtain a search warrant, the evidential material will be destroyed, concealed, altered, or damaged.