7(1)Section 136 (execution of warrants) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)The following provisions apply in relation to the execution under this section by a constable of a warrant issued in England and Wales or Northern Ireland—
(a)where the warrant is executed under subsection (1), the constable has the same powers of entry and search for the purpose of executing the warrant as a constable of a police force in Scotland would have if the warrant had been issued in Scotland;
(b)where the warrant is executed under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(a), the constable has the powers of entry and search conferred by section 137E;
(c)where the warrant is executed under subsection (1), (2)(b) or (3)(a), the constable has the powers conferred by section 139 in relation to the arrested person;
(d)the constable may use reasonable force, if necessary, in arresting the person or in exercising the powers conferred by sections 137E and 139.”
(3)In subsection (5), omit paragraph (a).