Paragraph 22 Evidence of authority etcI1I2
United Kingdom
Where the occupier of premises to be entered and searched under a search warrant is present at the time when a constable seeks to execute the warrant, the following requirements must be satisfied—
the occupier must be told the constable’s name;
if not a constable in uniform, the constable must produce to the occupier documentary evidence that they are a constable;
the constable must produce the warrant to the occupier;
the constable must supply the occupier with a copy of it.
Where the occupier of premises to be entered and searched under a search warrant is not present at the time when a constable seeks to execute the warrant—
if some other person who appears to the constable to be in charge of the premises is present, sub-paragraph (1) has effect as if a reference to the occupier were a reference to that other person;
if not, the constable must leave a copy of the warrant in a prominent place on the premises.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 16 para. 22 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)
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Sch. 16 para. 22 in force at 29.10.2026 by S.I. 2026/960, reg. 5(d)