Data Protection Act 2018, Cross Heading: Issue of warrants in connection with non-compliance and offences is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1(1)This paragraph applies if a judge of the High Court, a circuit judge or a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) is satisfied by information on oath supplied by the Commissioner that—U.K.
(a)there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that—
(i)a controller or processor has failed or is failing as described in section 149(2), or
(ii)an offence under this Act has been or is being committed, and
(b)there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that evidence of the failure or of the commission of the offence is to be found on premises specified in the information or is capable of being viewed using equipment on such premises.
(2)The judge may grant a warrant to the Commissioner.
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