# Data Protection Act 2018, Paragraph 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 chair of the Commission or another person authorised by the chair of the Commission for that purpose that—
(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 Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/schedule/15/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/schedule-15/paragraph-1
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