(1)  Where, on the application of a police officer, a magistrate is satisfied that there is reasonable ground to believe –

(a) that an offence to which this Act applies has been, or is intended to be, committed; and

(b) that there is in any premises an object relevant to the investigation of that offence –

the magistrate may issue a search warrant in respect of those premises.

(2)  The grounds of an application for a search warrant must be verified by affidavit.