Paragraph 11 I1
Where the occupier of premises to be entered and searched under a search warrant is present at the time when a police or customs officer seeks to execute the warrant, the following requirements must be satisfied—
the occupier must be told the officer's name;
if not a constable in uniform, the officer must produce to the occupier documentary evidence that the officer is a police or customs officer;
the officer must produce the warrant to the occupier and 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 police or customs officer seeks to execute the warrant—
if some other person who appears to the officer 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 officer must leave a copy of the warrant in a prominent place on the premises.
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Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 6.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/288, reg. 4(e) (with reg. 5)