Paragraph 8 Search etc. for material relevant to overseas investigation.
If, on an application made by a Magistrate, it appears to a constable—
that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under the law of a country or territory outside Anguilla has been committed; and
that the conduct constituting that offence would constitute an offence punishable by imprisonment if it had occurred in Anguilla,
the Magistrate shall have the like power to grant warrant authorising entry, search and seizure by any constable as he would have at common law in respect of any offence punishable at common law in Anguilla.
No application for a warrant shall be made by virtue of subsection (1) above except in pursuance of a direction given by the Governor in response to a request received—
from a court or tribunal exercising criminal jurisdiction in the overseas country or territory in question or a prosecuting authority in that country or territory; or
from any other authority in that country or territory which appears to him to have the function of making requests for the purpose of this section,
and any evidence seized by the constable by virtue of this section shall be furnished by him to the Governor for transmission to that court, tribunal or authority.
If in order to comply with the request it is necessary for any such evidence to be accompanied by any certificate, affidavit or other verifying document the constable shall also furnish for transmission such document of that nature as may be specified in the direction given by the Governor.
Where the evidence consists of a document the original or a copy shall be transmitted, and where it consists of any other article the article itself or a description, photograph or other representation of it shall be transmitted, as may be necessary in order to comply with the request.
The Governor may by order direct that any powers to enter, search or seize granted by virtue of subsection (1) above which may be exercised by a constable shall also be exercisable by a person of any other description specified in the order.