(1)This section applies to—
(a)search and seizure warrants sought for the purposes of a confiscation investigation or a money laundering investigation, and
(b)powers of seizure under them.
(2)In relation to such warrants and powers, the Secretary of State may make an order which applies [F1, in relation to England and Wales,] the provisions to which [F2subsection (3) applies] subject to any specified modifications.
(3)This subsection applies to the following provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)—
(a)section 15 (search warrants -safeguards);
(b)section 16 (execution of warrants);
(c)section 21 (access and copying);
(d)section 22 (retention).
[F3(3A)In relation to such warrants and powers, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may make an order which applies, in relation to Northern Ireland, the provisions to which subsection (4) applies subject to any specified modifications.]
(4)This subsection applies to the following provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))—
(a)Article 17 (search warrants -safeguards);
(b)Article 18 (execution of warrants);
(c)Article 23 (access and copying);
(d)Article 24 (retention).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 355(2) inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 14 para. 66(2)(a) (with arts. 28-31)
F2Words in s. 355(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 14 para. 66(2)(b) (with arts. 28-31)
F3S. 355(3A) inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 14 para. 66(3) (with arts. 28-31)
Commencement Information
I1S. 355 in force at 24.2.2003 by S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)