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CHEMICAL WEAPONS (PROHIBITION) ACT 1994 - SECT 57

Offence - related searches and seizures

  (1)   If a national inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be on any premises particular evidential material, the inspector may:

  (a)   with the consent of the occupier of the premises; or

  (b)   under a warrant issued under section   58 or 63;

enter the premises and:

  (c)   search the premises for the evidential material; and

  (d)   if the inspector finds the evidential material on the premises--seize the evidential material found on the premises.

  (2)   A national inspector is not entitled to exercise any powers under paragraph   (1)(a) in relation to premises if:

  (a)   the occupier of the premises has required the national inspector to produce his or her identity card for inspection by the occupier; and

  (b)   the national inspector fails to comply with the requirement.



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